James Moran, Sr.

Jim Moran

Moran as a lieutenant in the Navy
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born September 27, 1912
Boston, Massachusetts
Died August 18, 1983 (aged 70)
Natick, Massachusetts
Playing career
1932–1934
1935–1936		 Holy Cross
Boston Redskins
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1943
1946–1948
1949		 South Carolina
Niagara
Holy Cross (line)
Head coaching record
Overall 15–17–2

Statistics

James Patrick "Jim" Moran, Sr. (September 27, 1912 – August 18, 1983) was an American football guard in the National Football League. He played a total of 17 games for the Boston Redskins, in 1935 and 1936.[1] Moran also served as head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team for the 1943 season.

Early life and education

Moran was born on September 27, 1912 in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He was the third child of Irish immigrants John Francis Xavier Moran and Agnes Moran (née O'Dowd). The two met on a ship, immigrating to the United States. He attended Boston College High School, an all-male Jesuit secondary school.

Football career

Holy Cross

Moran entered the College of the Holy Cross in 1931 and played college football there. He was a three-year starter for the team; during those three years, it had a 21-6-2 record. Moran earned All East and All American honors. He graduated in 1935 and was inducted into the Holy Cross Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]

South Carolina

On September 2, 1943, Moran was hired to serve as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks football program.[3] The position opened up when his predecessor, Rex Enright, resigned in order to accept a Navy commission. During his one season with the Gamecocks, the team won five games and lost two. [4]

Later life and family

Moran married the former Dorothy Dwyer; the couple had seven children. His eldest son, James P. Moran, Jr., born in 1945, has represented the 8th congressional district of Virginia since 1991. His youngest son, Brian J. Moran, born in 1959, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2008 and was a candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2009 elections, losing in the Democratic primary.

Outside of his football career, Moran worked as a sales rep and probation officer.[5] He died in 1983.

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Moran". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ↑ "James P. Moran". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ↑ "40 Gridmen Practice at USC". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, South Carolina: Google News). September 3, 1943. p. 17. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Lt. James P. Moran Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Amy (February 11, 2009). "A Time to Reevaluate Family Ties". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2010.