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  • Booker Moore
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  • Booker Thomas Moore (June 23, 1959 – September 20, 2009) was an American football running back. Moore set six high school records in football while attending Flint Southwestern Academy in Flint, Michigan. As a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions, Moore rushed for 2,072 yards and 20 touchdowns from 1977–80, and played for a national championship in the 1979 Sugar Bowl versus Alabama. Upon retirement in 1986, Moore became a Genesee County, Michigan sheriff's deputy. He died of a heart attack at his home in Flint on September 20, 2009.
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Number
  • 34
high school
Birth Date
  • 1959-06-23
death place
  • Flint, Michigan
Name
  • Moore, Booker
NFL
  • MOO196095
Height in
  • 11
Date of Death
  • 2009-09-20
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 224
DraftedYear
  • 1981
College
death date
  • 2009-09-20
DatabaseFootball
  • MOOREBOO01
Place of Birth
Place of death
  • Flint, Michigan
Years
  • 1982
Height ft
  • 5
Position
Teams
Date of Birth
  • 1959-06-23
Short Description
  • American football player
DraftedRound
  • 1
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  • Booker Thomas Moore (June 23, 1959 – September 20, 2009) was an American football running back. Moore set six high school records in football while attending Flint Southwestern Academy in Flint, Michigan. As a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions, Moore rushed for 2,072 yards and 20 touchdowns from 1977–80, and played for a national championship in the 1979 Sugar Bowl versus Alabama. Moore was selected in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Bills, appearing in 51 games from 1982 to 1985. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome shortly after being drafted. Upon retirement in 1986, Moore became a Genesee County, Michigan sheriff's deputy. He died of a heart attack at his home in Flint on September 20, 2009.