23 Facts About Lenny Moore

Leonard Edward Moore was born on November 25,1933 and is an American former professional football player who was a halfback and flanker for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League from 1956 to 1967.

Lenny Moore played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Lenny Moore was named the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1956 and was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times.

Lenny Moore was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975.

Lenny Moore was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on November 25,1933.

Lenny Moore finished as Penn State's all-time leader in 100-rushing yard games, rushing yards, all-purpose yards, and single-season all-purpose yards.

Lenny Moore was both a great runner and receiver, lining up in the backfield as a halfback and split wide as a flanker, and was equally dangerous at both positions in the Colts' offense run by quarterback Johnny Unitas.

Lenny Moore averaged at least seven yards per carry in three seasons, and has a career average of 4.8 yards per carry.

Lenny Moore had 40 receptions for 687 yards and seven touchdowns in 1957, the first of five years in which he would have 40 or more catches.

In 1959, Lenny Moore had 47 receptions for 846 yards and six touchdowns as the Colts repeated as champions.

Lenny Moore was named Comeback Player of the Year and voted Most Valuable Player by his fellow players, remarkable achievements considering he'd played most of the season with complications from appendicitis, and reinforcing his reputation as one of the toughest players in the NFL.

Lenny Moore scored a touchdown in an NFL-record 17 consecutive appearances starting in 1963 and continuing through the entire 1964 season, ending in 1965.

Lenny Moore faced the difficult task of being an African American in the NFL during the 1950s and 1960s.

Lenny Moore's race came into question after his retirement in 1968 when he was not given a long-term contract with CBS Television, ending his attempt to be the first black sports broadcaster for CBS.

In 1975 Lenny Moore was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and was named to the NFL's 1950s All Decade Team.

Lenny Moore is the only player in NFL history to have at least 40 receiving touchdowns and 40 rushing touchdowns.

On January 19,2008, Lenny Moore was inducted into the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame class.

Lenny Moore was an honorary captain for Penn State's game versus Syracuse on September 12,2009.

Lenny Moore is a member of The Pigskin Club of Washington, DC National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.

Lenny Moore retired in 2010 from the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services after 26 years of service.

Lenny Moore was a keynote speaker for churches, organizations and youth groups, teaching children and adults about the risks of drugs and he worked to improve the lives of troubled teens.

On October 8,2013, Lenny Moore had a road in Baltimore County named after him in his honor.

Lenny Moore holds an annual benefit dinner in memory of his son Leslie, who died at 43 of that disease.