Joe Moore (American football coach)

[1] He coached at Pitt from 1977 to 1985, developing All-Americans and Hall of Fame linemen Bill Fralic, Mark May, Russ Grimm and Jimbo Covert before moving on to coach at Temple from 1986 to 1987 and Notre Dame from 1988 to 1996.

Moore stayed nine seasons in South Bend, sending all but two of his starting offensive linemen to the NFL, including Aaron Taylor, Andy Heck and Tim Ruddy.

In 1996 Moore was fired by Notre Dame head coach Bob Davie.

Prior to joining the Pitt staff in 1977, Moore was head coach at Upper St. Clair High School in suburban Pittsburgh.

The defensive captain of Moore's first USC team in 1972 was Kirk Ferentz, who is currently the head football coach at the University of Iowa.