Tom Moran (blocking back)
| No. 88 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Blocking back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 10, 1899 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | July 4, 1933 (aged 33) Horse Cave, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Horse Cave (Kentucky) |
| College: | Centre |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Tom McGee Moran (December 10, 1899 – July 4, 1933) was an American professional football blocking back who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Centre College.
Early life and college
[edit]Tom McGee Moran was born on December 10, 1899, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He attended Horse Cave High School in Horse Cave, Kentucky.[1]
Moran was a two-year letterman for the Centre Praying Colonels of Centre College from 1920 to 1921.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Moran spent a few years playing minor league baseball after his college football career.[2] He played in one game for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) during the team's inaugural 1925 season.[3] He wore jersey number 8 while with the Giants.[3] He stood 5'8" and weighed 175 pounds.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Prior to his playing career in the NFL, Moran was the head coach at Carson–Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee from 1922 to 1923. He was also the interim coach of the Frankford Yellow Jackets for the first two games of the 1927 NFL season while his father, Charley Moran, officiated the 1927 World Series.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Moran became a tobacco buyer after his sports career.[2] He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at his home in Horse Cave, Kentucky on July 4, 1933. He had been in ill health for several years.[4]
Moran's father, Charley Moran, was a Major League Baseball player and college football coach.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tom Moran". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Maxymuk, John (July 30, 2012). NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920–2011. McFarland. ISBN 9780786492954. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Tom Moran". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Centre Grid Player Suicides". Messenger-Inquirer. April 17, 2022. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Siler, Tom (June 22, 1949). "Death Ends Colorful Career of Charley Moran". The Sporting News. p. 15.
External links
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- 1899 births
- 1933 deaths
- 1933 suicides
- Carson–Newman Eagles football coaches
- Centre Colonels football players
- Frankford Yellow Jackets coaches
- New York Giants players
- People from Hart County, Kentucky
- Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
- Players of American football from Kentucky
- Suicides by firearm in Kentucky
- Coaches of American football from Tennessee
- Baseball players from Nashville, Tennessee