Joe Moore (running back)
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | June 29, 1949 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Beaumont (MO) | ||||||||||
| College | Missouri | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1971: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Joseph Lee Moore, Jr.[1] (born June 29, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 1971 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears after playing college football for Missouri Tigers.
At Missouri, he became the school's all-time leading rusher,[2] 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.[2]