William Milton Moore (May 19, 1926 – December 22, 2013) was an American football coach, basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Shepherd College from 1951 to 1952 and at Central Connecticut State University from 1959 to 1961, compiling a career college football record of 17–23–2. Moore was also the head basketball coach at Shepherd from 1951 to 1953 and at Central Connecticut State from 1953 to 1959, tallying a career college basketball mark of 92–70. He was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.

William M. Moore
Moore pictured in The Dial 1954, Central Connecticut yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1926-05-19)May 19, 1926
Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 2013(2013-12-22) (aged 87)
Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1952Shepherd
1959–1961Central Connecticut
Basketball
1951–1953Shepherd
1953–1959Central Connecticut
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1951–1953Shepherd
1962–1982Central Connecticut
1983–1993Albany
1994–?NECC (commissioner)
?–2008LEC (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall17–23–2 (football)
92–70 (basketball)

Moore graduated from Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1944. He earned a Bachelor of Science in health and physical education from Tennessee Technological University in 1944, a Master of Science in physical education from the University of Tennessee in 1949, and a Ph.D. in physical education from the University of Michigan in 1954. Moore died on December 22, 2013, at the age of 87.[1][2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Shepherd Rams (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951–1952)
1951 Shepherd 3–5 1–3 8th
1952 Shepherd 5–3–1 1–1 NA
Shepherd: 8–8–1 2–4
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (Independent) (1959–1961)
1959 Central Connecticut 2–4–1
1960 Central Connecticut 4–5
1961 Central Connecticut 3–6
Central Connecticut: 9–15–1
Total: 17–23–2

References

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  1. ^ "Little East Mourns The Loss Of Dr. William M. Moore". Little East Conference. December 22, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "William Milton Moore Ph.D." Times Union. Colonie, New York. December 29, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Legacy.com.