19 Facts About Dom Moselle

Dominic Angelo Moselle was an American football defensive back and halfback who played in the National Football League during the early 1950s.

Dom Moselle was the team's captain and was chosen as an all-conference player.

The Browns won the NFL championship in 1950, but Dom Moselle was traded the following year to the Green Bay Packers.

Dom Moselle played two seasons in Green Bay and one season for the Philadelphia Eagles before playing a final season in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders in 1955.

Dom Moselle then moved back to UWS as a teacher and coach, staying at his alma mater until he retired in 1986.

Dom Moselle was inducted into the UWS hall of fame in 1973 and into the Superior Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Dom Moselle was born in Gile, Wisconsin and attended Hurley High School, where he played basketball, baseball and football.

Dom Moselle set a single-season school rushing record in 1948 with 962 yards.

Dom Moselle still holds the record for most touchdowns in a game, season and career, as well as for kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Dom Moselle was the football team's captain, and was named an all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player in football and basketball.

Dom Moselle was selected by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League in the 23rd round of the 1950 draft after he was recommended to head coach Paul Brown by one of his opposing college coaches.

Dom Moselle was the first player from the Wisconsin State University system to be drafted into the NFL.

Dom Moselle returned kicks and served as a backup halfback for the Browns, rushing for 39 yards.

Dom Moselle played the following two seasons for Green Bay, but the team finished no better than fourth place in the NFL's National division.

Dom Moselle earned a master's degree in education from Indiana State University after his playing career, and then spent three years teaching and coaching football and basketball at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Dom Moselle resigned in 1961 to take a job at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, his alma mater.

Dom Moselle taught physical education there and coached the school's football, baseball, basketball and track teams.

Dom Moselle resigned as the basketball coach in 1970 to devote more of his time to teaching.

Dom Moselle was inducted into the University of Wisconsin-Superior hall of fame in 1973 and the Superior Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.