Lenny Moore Career NFL Stats 1956-1967 |
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G |
RATT |
YARDS |
YPR |
RTD |
REC |
RECYARDS |
RECTD |
TOUCHES |
SCRIMMAGE |
TOTTD |
143 |
1,069 |
5,174 |
4.8 |
63 |
363 |
6,039 |
48 |
1,432 |
11,213 |
111 |
Leonard Eugene Moore was born on November 25, 1933 in Reading, PA. He is the son of Virginia and George Moore. Growing up in a small town in central Pennsylvania, Moore had to face racial issues along the way. However football seemed to be the one area of his life as a youth where race mattered less and character mattered more. Moore dazzled on the field and would become one of the greatest athletes to ever come out of the area.
Lenny attended Reading High School. Moore was a gifted football player who could score from anywhere on the field. He set a school record of 22 TDs during his senior year. Even in the 50s Moore was must see as his final high school game drew a crowd of over 10,000 people. Moore chose to attend Penn State to continue his football career.
Lenny Moore College Career Stats and Notes
Moore played for Penn State from 1953-55. He rushed for 2,372 yards and 23 TDs during his college career. Moore was a 2-time First Team All-American.
Awards and Achievements |
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MVP
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All-Pro
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1st Team: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 1964 |
Pro Bowl Selections |
1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 1964
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Rushing Titles: |
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Achievements
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NFL Champion 1958, 1959 NFL Rookie of the Year 1956 1964 |
Lenny Moore NFL Career Stats and Notes
Moore was selected 9th overall in the 1956 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. He spent his entire 12 year NFL career with the Colts, making 7 Pro Bowls and was a 5-time First Team All-Pro. Moore retired after the 1967 season and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
Lenny Moore 1964 NFL Season and 18-Game TD Streak
Moore’s 1964 NFL season was special in more ways than one. Coming off of a season in which he played in only a handful of games due to injury, Moore returned to form in a big way. He scored an astounding 20 TDs and helped the Colts reached the NFL title game. For his efforts, the sensational back received the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Moore scored in every single game that season. Add on the scores in games at the end of the 1963 season and Moore would carry into the 1965 season a 16-game TD scoring streak. His NFL record streak was snapped at 18 early in 1965 when he was held scoreless by the Green Bay Packers in week 2. His record was his alone for 40 years until Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson tied it when he scored in 18 straight games over the 2004-05 seasons.