Manfred Moore
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: December 22, 1950 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Martinez, California | |||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
| College: USC | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1974 / Round: 9 / Pick: 216 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1974 | |||||||||
| Last played in 1977 | |||||||||
Career history
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Early years
Moore graduated from San Fernando High School in San Fernando California. He played college football for the University of Southern California.
Professional career
Moore was a 9th round selection (216th overall) in the 1974 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.[1] He would play for the 49ers (1974–1975), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976), the Oakland Raiders (1976 when they won Super Bowl XI), the Minnesota Vikings (1977).[2] Moore, selected by the Buccaneers in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft, was lucky enough to be picked up by the Super Bowl XI-bound Raiders after being waived by the winless (0-13, at that point) Buccaneers. With Rick Jennings injured and the playoffs about to start, the Raiders needed an extra kick returner as insurance.[3]
Brief rugby league appearance
After winning Super Bowl XI with the Oakland Raiders[4] in the United States, he was recruited by Australian New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership team the Newtown Jets in 1977.
Moore had a sensational start at Newtown, scoring the club's first try of the 1977 season.[5] However he lasted only four games in the NSWRFL; receiving a head injury in a match against Penrith which prompted him to return to the National Football League prematurely.[5]
References
- ↑ "1974 NFL Player Draft". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ↑ "Manfred Moore player page". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ↑ Mizell, Hubert. "Moore: from 0-13 to the Super Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. 29 Dec 1976
- ↑ "The ex-Bucs who went on to win a ring". bucpower.com. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Centenary of Rugby League (1908-2008). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. p. 606. ISBN 978-1-4050-3830-0.
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External links
- When an American bled for Newtown article at leaguehq.com.au
- Manfred Moore at rl1908.com
- Manfred Moore at bucpower.com
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