Doxie Moore
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John Doxie Moore was an American basketball
player and coach. He attended Delphi High School
in Delphi, Indiana
, and played college ball at Purdue University
from 1930-34. He coached several professional basketball teams, including the Sheboygan Red Skins, the Anderson Packers
and the Milwaukee Hawks
in the 1950s.
Moore was hired to coach Sheboygan for the 1946-47 season. The Red Skins finished with a 26-18 record and qualified for the National Basketball League playoffs, where they were ousted in the first round. In 1947-48, Moore began the season as Sheboygan's head coach, but gave up the duties when the Red Skins obtained player-coach Bobby McDermott, a Hall of Fame guard, from the Chicago American Gears. The Gears players had been distributed among the NBL's teams when Chicago's league, the fledgling Professional Basketball League of America, folded in November 1947 after only three weeks in operation. McDermott coached Sheboygan to a 4-5 record in one month of duty before leaving for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and handing the reins back to Moore. The Red Skins finished a disappointing 23-37 and missed the playoffs.
He also served as commissioner of the National Professional Basketball League, which struggled to finish its only season.
In the 1950s, Moore was an administrative assistant to Indiana Governor George N. Craig
.
Moore was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1978.
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...
player and coach. He attended Delphi High School
Delphi Community High School
Delphi Community High School is a public secondary school located in Delphi, Indiana. The school serves about 520 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Delphi Community School Corporation district...
in Delphi, Indiana
Delphi, Indiana
Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States. Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and played college ball at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
from 1930-34. He coached several professional basketball teams, including the Sheboygan Red Skins, the Anderson Packers
Anderson Packers
The Anderson Packers also known as the Anderson Duffy Packers was a professional basketball team based in Anderson, Indiana, in the 1940s and 1950s....
and the Milwaukee Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
in the 1950s.
Moore was hired to coach Sheboygan for the 1946-47 season. The Red Skins finished with a 26-18 record and qualified for the National Basketball League playoffs, where they were ousted in the first round. In 1947-48, Moore began the season as Sheboygan's head coach, but gave up the duties when the Red Skins obtained player-coach Bobby McDermott, a Hall of Fame guard, from the Chicago American Gears. The Gears players had been distributed among the NBL's teams when Chicago's league, the fledgling Professional Basketball League of America, folded in November 1947 after only three weeks in operation. McDermott coached Sheboygan to a 4-5 record in one month of duty before leaving for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and handing the reins back to Moore. The Red Skins finished a disappointing 23-37 and missed the playoffs.
He also served as commissioner of the National Professional Basketball League, which struggled to finish its only season.
In the 1950s, Moore was an administrative assistant to Indiana Governor George N. Craig
George N. Craig
George North Craig was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1953 until 1957. A lawyer and veteran of World War II who was promoted to serve in a division command staff, Craig first gained popularity in the state as national commander of the American Legion...
.
Moore was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in New Castle, Indiana. It honors men and women associated with high school, college and professional basketball in Indiana....
in 1978.