Mal Mathad Moore was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.
18 Facts About Mal Moore
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Mal Moore served as the athletic director at the University of Alabama from 1999 to 2013.
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Mal Moore was instrumental in the installation and implementation of the wishbone offense at Alabama prior to the 1971 season.
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Mal Moore returned as offensive coordinator under Gene Stallings from 1990 to 1993 before moving into athletic administration.
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In 1994, because of his wife's illness, Mal Moore left coaching and moved into the UA Athletic Department as one of the many legacy projects placed in assistant athletic director's positions.
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Mal Moore possessed a gift for inspiring confidence by harmonizing diverse groups and disparate personalities into a smoothly functioning coalition.
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Mal Moore's term as Director of Athletics was a personal triumph.
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Mal Moore made complex issues simple and allowed his department to focus on the job at hand.
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Mal Moore was instrumental in the hiring of four head football coaches including Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, Mike Shula, and Nick Saban.
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Mal Moore held the distinction of being a part of ten national championship teams as a player, coach and athletics director, 16 SEC championships, and 39 bowl trips.
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Mal Moore's vision was to make all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes nationally competitive at the highest level.
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Mal Moore's leadership elevated Alabama's athletic facilities to premier status nationally for all sports.
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Under Mal Moore's watch, Alabama has produced 19 NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship winners, 11 NCAA Top VIII selections, three NCAA Woman of the Year finalists, two Campbell Trophy finalists, a Campbell Trophy winner and a Wuerffel award winner.
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Mal Moore directed more than $240 million of capital improvements to University of Alabama athletic facilities.
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Mal Moore married Charlotte Mal Moore on July 20,1968, and had one daughter, Heather, during their marriage.
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Mal Moore's wife died on January 18,2010, after battling with Alzheimer's since 1990.
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On March 30,2013, Mal Moore died at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, of pulmonary problems at the age of 73.
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Mal Moore was survived by one daughter, Heather Cook of Scottsdale, Arizona, a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.