Wilbur Moore

Wilbur Moore

No. 35
Position:	Halfback Wing-back Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	(1916-04-22)April 22, 1916 Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:	August 9, 1965(1965-08-09) (aged 49) Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
College:	Minnesota
NFL draft:	1939 / round: 9 / pick: 78
Career history
Washington Redskins (1939–1946)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1942) Pro Bowl (1942) National champion (1936) First-team All-Big Ten (1938)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 73 Starts: 37 Rushing attempts: 183 Rushing yards: 901 (4.9 average) Receptions: 91 Yards receiving: 1,224 (13.5 average) Touchdowns: 24 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Wilbur John Moore (April 22, 1916 – August 9, 1965) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1939 NFL draft.^[1]

Biography

Wing-back Wilbur Moore (#35) with teammates "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh and Dick Todd on the Redskins bench during the 1943 season.

Wilbur Moore was born April 22, 1916, in Austin, Minnesota.

He attended the University of Minnesota, where he was part of the 1936 Golden Gophers football team that won a national championship.

On August 9, 1965, Moore was shot to death in front of his wife's home in Mitchellville, Maryland. He and Clara Moore had been separated for three months, and had been seen arguing before she killed him with a single shot from a .22 caliber revolver.^[2]

References

1. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
2. "Wilbur Moore, Grid Ace, Slain", Chicago Tribune, August 10, 1965, p. 1.