Herman Joseph Moore was born on October 20,1969 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League for 12 seasons.
24 Facts About Herman Moore
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Herman Moore was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft, and played for the NFL's New York Giants.
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Herman Moore was a three-sport athlete, excelling in basketball, football, and track and field.
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Herman Moore attended and graduated from the University of Virginia, where he was a two-sport athlete.
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Herman Moore scored 10 touchdowns in 1989 and followed that up with 13 in 1990.
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Herman Moore was the Detroit Lions' first-round draft pick in 1991 and went on to shatter virtually all of Detroit's receiving records.
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Herman Moore started his career in 1991 with limited time, as he caught just eleven passes for 135 yards; he had apparently neglected to tell the Lions that he had worn contact lenses while in college to see, for which he had decided to not wear in the pros.
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Herman Moore eventually became a key part of the team's run to the playoffs, as the Lions won the NFC Central title for the first time since 1983.
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Herman Moore started the first week of the subsequent season and caught eight passes for 82 yards before being put on injured reserve for the next four weeks.
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Herman Moore caught 51 passes for 966 yards with four touchdowns in twelve games.
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Herman Moore fully stepped into well-done play in 1994, as he was named to his first Pro Bowl.
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Herman Moore elevated his play even further the next year, which included being named the team MVP on offense.
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Herman Moore set a new league record for receptions in a season with 123 while setting a club record in receiving yards with 1,686, scoring 14 touchdowns.
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Herman Moore was named to the Pro Bowl for the second straight year while the Lions made it to the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons.
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Herman Moore continued his run in 1996 with 106 catches for 1,296 yards with nine touchdowns.
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Herman Moore then became the second receiver to have three 100-reception seasons, as he led the league with 104 receptions for 1,293 yards and eight touchdowns.
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Herman Moore was named to the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight time with a third consecutive All-Pro selection while the Lions made the playoffs after a two-year hiatus.
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Herman Moore regressed to 82 catches for 983 yards with five touchdowns in 1998, the last season with Barry Sanders on the roster.
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Herman Moore played just eight games while catching sixteen passes for 197 yards with two touchdowns.
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Herman Moore was inactive for two of the three games on the Giants roster before being let go.
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In 12 NFL seasons, Herman Moore had 670 receptions for 9,174 yards and 62 touchdowns.
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Herman Moore holds NFL records for both receptions and receiving yards on Thursday games.
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Herman Moore held Detroit's records for career receptions until it was surpassed by Calvin Johnson in the fifth week of the 2015 NFL season.
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In 2010, Herman Moore was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame that same year.