Reid Moseley | |
School: | Georgia Bulldogs |
Currentposition: | End |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 163 |
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Highschool: | Huntsville HS (AL) Castle Heights Military Academy (TN) |
Pastschools: | Georgia (1944–1945) |
Bowlgames: | Sugar Bowl 1946 |
Oscar Reid Moseley, Jr. (August 10, 1924 – February 26, 1994) was an AP All-American player. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football team in 1944 1945 and 1946.[1] He led the NCAA in both 1944 and 1945 in total receptions and receiving yardage. In 1945 Moseley lead in yards per reception as well to be the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in all 3 receiving categories., T.[2] Moseley also lettered for Georgia in basketball, track, and tennis. In addition Moseley was a swim and diving champion at Georgia. He later worked as a football coach at various military and high schools, including Riverside Military, St. Augustine High School, South Hambersham High School, Page HS Greensboro NC, and Hargrave Military Academy. His son O. Reid Moseley III “Skip” led Hargrave to a 1972 basketball championship and was quarterback captain of the football team.[3]