Leroy G. Moore Jr. (October 4, 1923 – January 15, 2012) was an American college football, college basketball, and track and field coach and university professor and administrator. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College Arkansas (AM&N)—now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—from 1953 to 1956, compiling a record of 9–26–5.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 4, 1923 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 2012 (aged 88) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1947 | Langston |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1947 | Langston |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1950 | Douglass HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1953–1956 | Arkansas AM&N |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1956 | Arkansas AM&N |
| 1956–1963 | Prairie View |
| 1964–1969 | Prairie View |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1950 | Douglass HS (OK) |
| c. 1960 | Prairie View |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–26–5 (college football) |
Moore was born on October 23, 1923, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.[1] He attended public school in Langston, Oklahoma and then played football and basketball at Langston University on teams coached by Caesar Felton Gayles. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Langston and received a Master of Arts in physical education from Colorado State College of Education at Greeley—now known as University of Northern Colorado. He was an assistant football coach and head track coach at Douglass High School in Oklahoma City. Moore was hired as the head football coach at AM&N in 1953, succeeding Roland K. Bernard.[2] He was also the head basketball coach at Arkansas AM&N before resigning in 1956 to take the same post at Prairie View A&M College of Texas—now known as Prairie View A&M University.[3] At Prairie View, he also coached the track team and was an assistant professor in the department of physical education. He received a Doctor of Education degree from Colorado State—Greeley in 1968.[4] Moore stepped down as basketball coach at Prairie View in 1969 to return to Arkansas AM&N as dean of students.[5]
Moore died on January 15, 2012.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Arkansas AM&N | 3–5–2 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | Arkansas AM&N | 2–7–2 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1955 | Arkansas AM&N | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1956 | Arkansas AM&N | 2–6–1 | 0–5–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Arkansas AM&N: | 9–26–5 | 5–18–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–26–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Dr. Leroy Moore Jr". Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. January 20, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Head Football Coach at AM&N". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. August 21, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Arkansas coach to Prairie View post". The Washington Afro-American. Washington, D.C. Associated Negro Press. November 17, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Dr. Leroy G. Moore". Langston University Gazette. Langston, Oklahoma. July 1, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lindsay Moves To Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. Waco, Texas. United Press International. March 19, 1969. p. 29. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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