Joe Moore (American football)

At Missouri, he became the school's all-time leading rusher,[3] and in 1969, he broke the school's record for the most rushing yards in a season with 1,312 yards. In his senior year in 1970, Moore was among the nation's top running backs in five games, rushing for 610 yards until he suffered a shoulder injury. Moore ended his college career with eleven 100-yards rushing games in his career, which remains the highest by any Missouri player, and in 1995, he was inducted into the University of Missouri Hall of Fame.[3]

However, in the National Football League, Moore failed to stay healthy,[4] along with having to follow Bears legend Gale Sayers' footsteps, and managed only 281 yards on 87 carries with no touchdowns in 23 games during two seasons with the Bears,[5] while averaging just 3.2 yards per carry.[6] Moore also had five receptions for 39 yards, along with a punt return for no yards.[7] Moore played in nine games in his rookie season of 1971, running for 90 yards and recording 22 receiving yards, as Chicago finished 6–8.[8] Two years later, in his final season, Moore appeared in all 14 games, recording 191 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards, and the Bears finished with a record of 3–11.[9]

Moore later became a track coach, and coached the Berkeley High School girls track team to a Missouri state championship in 1993.[3]

Moore was married to Fran Moore; they had three children, David, Jasmine, and Joseph.