Joseph Lee Moore, Jr.[1] (born June 29, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
He was selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 1971 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears after playing college football for Missouri Tigers.
In his senior year in 1970, Moore was among the nation's top running backs in five games, rushing for 610 yards until he suffered a shoulder injury.
Moore ended his college career with eleven 100-yards rushing games in his career, which remains the highest by any Missouri player, and in 1995, he was inducted into the University of Missouri Hall of Fame.
[2] However, in the National Football League, Moore failed to stay healthy,[3] along with having to follow Bears legend Gale Sayers' footsteps, and managed only 281 yards on 87 carries with no touchdowns in 23 games during two seasons with the Bears,[4] while averaging just 3.2 yards per carry.