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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1959-06-23)June 23, 1959 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | September 20, 2009(2009-09-20) (aged 50) Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Flint Southwestern Academy | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1981: 1st round, 28th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Booker Thomas Moore (June 23, 1959 – September 20, 2009) was an American professionalfootball player who was arunning back for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL).
Moore set six high school records in football while attendingFlint Southwestern Academy inFlint, Michigan.[1] As a member of thePenn State Nittany Lions, Moore rushed for 2,072 yards and 20 touchdowns from 1977 to 1980,[2] and played for anational championship in the1979 Sugar Bowl versusAlabama.[1]
Moore was selected in the first round by theBuffalo Bills in the1981 NFL draft. He played four seasons for the Bills, appearing in 51 games from 1982 to 1985. Moore did not start in his rookie season, but he did manage to rush for 38 yards on 16 attempts. In his second season he started 11 games for the Bills. In a 28–23 loss to theBaltimore Colts Moore rushed for 53 yards on 12 attempts, taking over for starterRoosevelt Leaks.[3] Though he would start 15 games the next season, his production went down, only getting 84 yards on 24 attempts. He would not score a rushing touchdown until 1985, his final season. His touchdown was the lone score for Buffalo in 17–7 loss to theCleveland Browns. Moore had scored the go-ahead touchdown in the first half, but the Bills defense allowed 10 unanswered points, including an 11-yard pass fromBernie Kosar toOzzie Newsome in the fourth quarter that sealed the game.[4][5] He was diagnosed withGuillain–Barré syndrome shortly after being drafted.
Upon retirement in 1986, Moore became aGenesee County, Michigan, sheriff's deputy.[1] He died of aheart attack at his home in Flint on September 20, 2009.[1]
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