Booker Moore

Booker Moore
No. 34
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1959-06-23)June 23, 1959
Tallahassee, Florida
Died: September 20, 2009(2009-09-20) (aged 50)
Flint, Michigan
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Flint Southwestern Academy
(Flint, Michigan)
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 420
Yards per carry: 3.7
Rushing touchdowns: 1
Receptions: 75
Receiving yards: 423
Receiving touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Booker Thomas Moore (June 23, 1959 – September 20, 2009) was an American football running back.

Moore set six high school records in football while attending Flint Southwestern Academy in Flint, Michigan.[1] As a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions, Moore rushed for 2,072 yards and 20 touchdowns from 1977–80,[2] and played for a national championship in the 1979 Sugar Bowl versus Alabama.[1]

Moore was selected in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Bills, appearing in 51 games from 1982 to 1985. He was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome shortly after being drafted.

Upon retirement in 1986, Moore became a Genesee County, Michigan sheriff's deputy.[1] He died of a heart attack at his home in Flint on September 20, 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mickle, Bryn (2009-09-21). "Former Flint Southwestern standout Booker Moore dies". Michigan Live.
  2. ↑ Kline, Bill (2009-09-21). "Former Lion Standout Booker Moore Dies". The Morning Call.
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