Ken Moore (American football)

Kenneth Charles Moore (May 11, 1917 – December 1, 2003) was an American professional

Moore was nicknamed "Cave Man Kenny".[7] He was moved to quarterback to begin the 1938 season to give more "beef" to the backfield, but then returned to the line as a guard.^[7] He missed time due to injury that year.^[8] The Hinton Daily News summarized his college football career as follows: "The fast-charging, hard-hitting tactics of the ubiquitous Moore established [him as one of] Wesleyan's ... outstanding centers the school has turned out during the past three decades."^[9] The paper noted that he was selected to All-State teams, was mentioned as an All-American, and was chosen to various All-Opponent^[a] teams.^[9] In addition to football, Moore also played basketball at West Virginia Wesleyan.^[11]

Moore signed with the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) following his college career, but did not appear in any games for them.^[3][11] He then signed with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent and was sent to their farm team, the Jersey City Giants of the American Association; he appeared in nine games, eight as a starter, and was named second-team All-AA at right guard.^[3][12] He was promoted to New York in October 1940 and appeared in seven or eight games^[b] for the team in the 1940 NFL season.^[1][3][13] He became a free agent prior to the 1941 season and did not sign with another team.^[14]

Moore served in the United States Navy.^[3] He was a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 25 years^[where?] and was for 10 years the head of security at Calder Race Course.^[15] He lived in Miami for a time after his football career and spent the last 22 years of his life in Port St. Lucie, Florida.^[15] He was a member of the Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sandpiper Bay Golf Club and American Legion.^[15] Moore died in Jupiter, Florida, at age 86, on December 1, 2003.^[15]