Rich Moore (American football)

Rich Moore
No. 70
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1947-04-26) April 26, 1947 (age 77)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:Villa Angela-St. Joseph
College:Villanova
NFL draft:1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:20
Player stats at PFR

Richard Clifton Moore (born April 26, 1947) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played 20 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1969, the Green Bay Packers used the 12th pick in the 1st round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft to sign Moore out of Villanova University. He had previously been named as a first-team tackle on the East Coast Athletic Conference all-conference team in 1968, his senior season at Villanova.[1] Moore went on to play for two seasons with the Packers. He tore an Achilles tendon in a win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1970 season, and had surgery shortly thereafter, putting him out for the season.[2] After trying him on offense during training camp in 1971, the Packers traded him to the New England Patriots for linebacker John Bramlett in late July 1971.[3] However, Moore was unable to play for the Patriots in 1971 due to injury. He was then released by the Patriots in June 1972.[4]

Moore's only known statistic is a single fumble recovery in the 1969 season. His son, Brandon Moore, later played offensive tackle for the New England Patriots from 1993 through 1995.

  1. ^ Villanova University, "2011 Villanova Football", page 113.
  2. ^ Associated Press, "Rich Moore May Be Out for Season", Daytona Beach Morning Journal, October 27, 1970, page 7.
  3. ^ Milwaukee Journal, "Packers Trade Moore for Linebacker", July 31, 1971, page 12.
  4. ^ Associated Press, "Patriots Release Tackle Rich Moore", Gettysburg Times, June 9, 1972, page 10.

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