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).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1926 Grundy County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 2005 (aged 78) Sewanee, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 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
editBorn 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
editAfter 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
editCollege football
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Moore coached football, four other sports at South". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 2, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "Moore to Sewanee". Rome News-Tribune. July 21, 1955. Retrieved November 9, 2011 – via Google News.
- ^ "Moore South's pick". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. January 8, 1978. Retrieved November 9, 2011 – via Google News.
- ^ "Horace Moore Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame". coacht.com. September 19, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2011.