Doxie Moore
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John Doxie Moore (born February 13, 1911; died April 1986) is a former basketball player and coach. He attended Delphi High School in Delphi, Indiana, and played college ball at Purdue University from 1930-34. He coached several professional basketball teams, including the Sheboygan Redskins, the Anderson Packers and the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1950s.
He also served as commissioner of the National Professional Basketball League, a short-lived basketball league in the 1950s.
In the 1950s, Moore was an administrative assistant to Indiana Governor George N. Craig.
Moore was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
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[edit] External links
- BasketballReference.com: Doxie Moore
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame: Doxie Moore
- APBR.org: National Professional Basketball League
- "Warfare on the Wabash", TIME magazine, March 7, 1955
| Preceded by Ike Duffey |
Anderson Packers Head Coach 1950 |
Succeeded by N/A (team folded) |
| Preceded by Mike Todorovich |
Milwaukee Hawks Head Coach 1951–1952 |
Succeeded by Andrew Levane |
