Wilbur Moore
Wilbur John Moore
Born: April 22, 1916
Austin, MN USA
Deceased: August 9, 1965
Sherwood Manor, MD
Position: WB-HB-DB-FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 187
College: Minnesota
High School: Austin (MN)
Career: 1939-1946
Drafted: 1939 in Round 9, #78 overall by the Washington Redskins
Wilbur Moore played from 1939 to 1946 during his career with the Washington Redskins. Moore ran for 901 yards in his career on 183 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 91 passes for 1,224 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 27 | 100 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 89 | 5.9 | 23 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 42 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 40 | 231 | 5.8 | 47 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 37 | 140 | 3.8 | 75 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 29 | 206 | 7.1 | 57 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 183 | 901 | 4.9 | 75 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 30 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 30 | 537 | 17.9 | 72 | 7 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 33 | 424 | 12.8 | 59 | 5 |
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Totals | 91 | 1224 | 13.5 | 72 | 16 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 206 | 18.7 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 167 | 12.8 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 |
| 1942 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 4 |
| 1943 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 9 |
| 1944 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 5 |
| 1946 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 1 |
Honors
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
