Horace Moore (American football)

James Horace Moore Jr. (September 16, 1926 – July 30, 2005) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Grundy High School in Grundy County, Tennessee from 1950 to 1954 and at Sewanee: The University of the South from 1978 to 1986 after serving as an assistant there under Shirley Majors from 1955 to 1977. At Sewanee, he compiled a record of 38 wins and 42 losses (38–42).

Horace Moore

Biographical details
Born	(1926-09-16)September 16, 1926 Grundy County, Tennessee
Died	July 30, 2005(2005-07-30) (aged 78) Sewanee, Tennessee
Playing career
Football
1944	Tennessee
1948–1949	Tennessee Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1954	Grundy HS (TN)
1955–1977	Sewanee (assistant)
1978–1986	Sewanee
?	Chattanooga (assistant)
Golf
?	Sewanee
Tennis
?	Sewanee
Wrestling
1956–1978	Sewanee
Head coaching record
Overall	38–42 (college football) 101–78–2 (college wrestling)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 CAC (1978–1979, 1982)

Playing career

Born in Grundy County, Tennessee, Moore played football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team in 1944.[1] His career at Tennessee ended two weeks prior to the 1945 Rose Bowl when he was drafted by the United States Army to serve in World War II.[1] Upon his return, Moore finished out his playing career at Tennessee Technological University where he lettered on the football team in 1948 and 1949 before graduating in 1950.[1]

Coaching career

After graduating from Tennessee Tech, Moore returned home to Grundy County where he became head coach of Grundy High School in Tracy City in 1950.[2] After five years as head coach at Grundy, he was hired by Sewanee in 1955 to serve as line coach.[2] At Sewanee Moore served as line coach through the 1977 season. After Shirley Majors retired as head coach, in January 1978 Moore was named head coach of the Tigers.[3] Serving as head coach at Sewanee from 1978 through 1986, Moore captured one outright and a pair of co-championships in the College Athletic Conference en route to compiling an all-time record of 38 wins and 42 losses (38–42).[4] After retiring from Sewanee, he served as a volunteer kicking coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for several years.[1]

At Sewanee, Moore also served as golf, tennis and wrestling head coach.[1] His tenure as wrestling head coach was notable for his 101–78–2 record between 1956 and 1978.[5] During his wrestling tenure Moore coached the squad to seven conference team titles and one All-American.[5]

To recognize his accomplishments as a coach, Moore has been inducted to the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame (2004), and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (1993).[5]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Sewanee Tigers (College Athletic Conference) (1978–1986)
1978	Sewanee	4–4	3–1	T–1st
1979	Sewanee	7–2	3–1	T–1st
1980	Sewanee	4–5	3–2	3rd
1981	Sewanee	5–4	3–2	3rd
1982	Sewanee	7–2	4–1	1st
1983	Sewanee	5–4	3–2	T–3rd
1984	Sewanee	0–9	0–4	5th
1985	Sewanee	4–5	2–2	T–3rd
1986	Sewanee	2–7	1–3	4th
Sewanee:		38–42	22–18
Total:		38–42
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Moore coached football, four other sports at South". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 2, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
2. "Moore to Sewanee". Rome News-Tribune. July 21, 1955. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
3. "Moore South's pick". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. January 8, 1978. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
4. "Horace Moore Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
5. "Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame". coacht.com. September 19, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

External links

• Horace Moore at Find a Grave