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Richard Clifton "Rich" Moore (born April 26, 1947) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played 20 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1969, the Green Bay Packers used the 12th pick in the 1st round of the 1969 NFL Draft to sign Moore out of Villanova University.
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- April 26, 1947
The search for another replacement set the stage for one of the worst draft moves in franchise history. Out of Villanova University, Rich Moore was a 6-foot-6, 280-pound giant, and head coach Phil Bengtson pictured him as another Merlin Olsen. Green Bay took him with the 12th pick in the '69 draft over the objections of the scouting staff.
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Rich Moore (born April 26, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League who played 20 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1969, the Green Bay Packers used the 12th pick in the 1st round of the 1969 NFL Draft to sign Moore out of Villanova University. He had previously been named as a first ...
Moore's selection is still remembered by Packers fans and observers as one of the most ill-fated in team history. Multiple writers have listed his selection as one of the most disappointing Packers draft picks of all time (though most do not make note of his career-ending injury). Packers' head coach Phil Bengtson overruled personnel director Pat ...
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1.Villanova University, "2011 Villanova Football", page 113.
2.Associated Press, "Rich Moore May Be Out for Season", Daytona Beach Morning Journal, October 27, 1970, page 7.
3.Milwaukee Journal, "Packers Trade Moore for Linebacker", July 31, 1971, page 12.
4.Associated Press, "Patriots Release Tackle Rich Moore", Gettysburg Times, June 9, 1972, page 10.
5.Mike Beacom, "The All-Bust Defense", Inside Wisconsin Sports, ca. 2012. http://insidewisconsinsports.com/ME2/Sites/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&SiteID=2477FFEE2D4240CBB5B323AEB9C13634&tier=4&id=F7FEA21EDFC84241A7B2934C4E8ED1C9 . Downloaded March 6, 2013.
Rich Moore played 2 seasons for the Packers. He played but didn't record a tackle.
Rich Moore. Position: DT. Birthdate: April 26, 1947. College: Villanova. Draft: Selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft. Stats.
