Dick Moje
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
 Moje in 1950 | |||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||
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| Born | May 8, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | June 22, 1989 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Franklin (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||
| College | Glendale CC (1946) Loyola (1947–1948) | ||||||
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Richard Louis Moje (May 8, 1927 – June 22, 1989) was an American professional football end. He played college football at Glendale Community College and for the Loyola Lions. After college, he was briefly a member of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) before joining the Richmond Rebels of the American Football League (AFL). He then returned to the NFL and appeared in two games for the Green Bay Packers during the 1951 season.
Moje was born on May 8, 1927, in Los Angeles, California.[1] His father was Los Angeles's superintendent of water and power.[2] He attended Franklin High School in Los Angeles where he competed in football and track and field.[2][3] He was the football team's starting end and helped them go undefeated in 1943 and 1944, earning All-Northern League honors.[3][4] In track, he competed as a long-distance runner and set the town record in the mile run with a time of 4 minutes, 40 seconds.[5] In 1945, Moje served in the United States Navy.[6] He was stationed at Naval Base San Diego and played for the 1945 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team.[4]
