Dave Moore (American football)
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David Edward Moore is a former American football
player who played for the Miami Dolphins
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, and the Buffalo Bills
. During his career he was a Tight End, Full Back, and Long Snapper. Moore played in his only Pro Bowl
in 2007
as long snapper
for the NFC
. He retired on June 7, 2007. Beginning with the 2007 football season, Dave began working for the Buccaneers Radio Network. Dave serves as the color analyst (replacing Hardy Nickerson
from 2006) and works alongside play-by-play legend Gene Deckerhoff
. Moore's most recent football stint was in 2007 when he reffed a game for charity entitled "The MDA BOWL" at Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, New York to help raise money to find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy. The game was between the students of the school, who were known as The Buccarunies, and their teachers, who called themselves The Farrell Faculty. The Buccarunies defeated the teachers 6 to 3. Dave Moore also hosts his own fishing show on SunSports entitled "One Moore Catch" with his wife Annmarie Moore. Dave Moore also owns a restaurant "The Island Way Grill" in Clearwater Florida with former teammate and close friend FB Mike Alstott
. He is also a coach at a little league team in St. Petersburg
, Florida
called Azalea Bulldogs.
in Succasunna, New Jersey and was a letterman in football
, basketball
, baseball
, and track
. A banner hangs in the RHS gym in his honor.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played for the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, and the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. During his career he was a Tight End, Full Back, and Long Snapper. Moore played in his only Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
in 2007
2007 Pro Bowl
The 2007 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl took place on February 10, 2007, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game was held on a Saturday instead of the usual Sunday after the Super Bowl because of a request by broadcaster CBS....
as long snapper
Long snapper
In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....
for the NFC
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
. He retired on June 7, 2007. Beginning with the 2007 football season, Dave began working for the Buccaneers Radio Network. Dave serves as the color analyst (replacing Hardy Nickerson
Hardy Nickerson
Hardy Otto Nickerson is a former American football linebacker who played 16 seasons for four teams from 1987 to 2002 in the National Football League and is currently the head football coach at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. He attended Verbum Dei High School, a Catholic school...
from 2006) and works alongside play-by-play legend Gene Deckerhoff
Gene Deckerhoff
Emerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff, Jr. is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a post he has held since 1989...
. Moore's most recent football stint was in 2007 when he reffed a game for charity entitled "The MDA BOWL" at Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, New York to help raise money to find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy. The game was between the students of the school, who were known as The Buccarunies, and their teachers, who called themselves The Farrell Faculty. The Buccarunies defeated the teachers 6 to 3. Dave Moore also hosts his own fishing show on SunSports entitled "One Moore Catch" with his wife Annmarie Moore. Dave Moore also owns a restaurant "The Island Way Grill" in Clearwater Florida with former teammate and close friend FB Mike Alstott
Mike Alstott
Michael Joseph Alstott , nicknamed "A-Train", is a former American football fullback in the National Football League. He spent his entire 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Purdue...
. He is also a coach at a little league team in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
called Azalea Bulldogs.
Early years
Moore attended Roxbury High SchoolRoxbury High School
Roxbury High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Roxbury School District....
in Succasunna, New Jersey and was a letterman in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. A banner hangs in the RHS gym in his honor.