| Position: | Halfback Wing-back Defensive back |
| Number: | 35 |
| Birth Date: | April 22, 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Austin, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. |
| Draftyear: | 1939 |
| Draftround: | 9 |
| Draftpick: | 78 |
| College: | Minnesota |
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| Pfr: | MoorWi20 |
| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 73 |
| Statlabel2: | Starts |
| Statvalue2: | 37 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing attempts |
| Statvalue3: | 183 |
| Statlabel4: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue4: | 901 (4.9 average) |
| Statlabel5: | Receptions |
| Statvalue5: | 91 |
| Statlabel6: | Yards receiving |
| Statvalue6: | 1,224 (13.5 average) |
| Statlabel7: | Touchdowns |
| Statvalue7: | 24 |
Wilbur John Moore (April 22, 1916 - August 9, 1965) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1939 NFL draft.[1]
Wilbur Moore was born April 22, 1916, in Austin, Minnesota.
He attended the University of Minnesota, where he was part of the 1936 Golden Gophers football team that won a national championship.
On August 9, 1965, Moore was shot to death in front of his wife's home in Mitchellville, Maryland. He and Clara Moore had been separated for three months, and had been seen arguing before she killed him with a single shot from a .22 caliber revolver.[2]