1. Mewelde Jaem Cadere Moore was born on July 24,1982 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.
40 Facts About Mewelde Moore
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Mewelde Moore was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.
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Mewelde Moore played college football for the Tulane Green Wave, just down the road from his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he was a standout performer at Belaire High School.
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Mewelde Moore is only the second player in NCAA history to rush for 4,000 yards and have 2,000 yards receiving in a career, joining former Viking Darrin Nelson.
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Mewelde Moore ran for 100+ yards in 22 games to set Tulane and Conference USA records.
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Mewelde Moore ran for 1,138 yards as a junior and 1,421 as a sophomore, respectively, to set Tulane's single-season rushing record.
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Mewelde Moore was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.
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Mewelde Moore spent three summers in the organization while in college.
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In 2000, Mewelde Moore was named C-USA's Freshman of the Year.
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Mewelde Moore was a Freshman All-America choice by The Sporting News and Football News.
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Mewelde Moore started 7 of the 10 games he played in on the season for the Tulane Green Wave.
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Mewelde Moore hauled in a 74-yard scoring pass against Army.
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Mewelde Moore carried the ball for 114 yards against Cincinnati.
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Mewelde Moore had 100-yards rushing against Memphis and Southern Methodist.
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Mewelde Moore set Tulane single-season rushing record with 1,422 yards.
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Mewelde Moore broke the 100-yard rushing mark 7 times during the season.
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Mewelde Moore set school record with 249 rushing yards on 28 attempts, breaking the old mark by 2 yards that had stood since 1970 by former Tulane Green Wave great David Abercrombie while hauling in 6 passes for 87 yards.
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Mewelde Moore became the first Tulane player to break the 100-yard mark in rushing and receiving, in a game against Navy with 131 rushing yards and 130 receiving.
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Mewelde Moore ran for 201 yards and had 70 yards receiving against Southern.
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Mewelde Moore had a career-best 168 receiving yards with TDs of 32 and 40 yards along with 80 rushing yards and a touchdown against Army.
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Mewelde Moore averaged 129.5 all-purpose yards per game for the season.
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Mewelde Moore scored a pair of ground TDs and caught a touchdown pass against East Carolina.
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Mewelde Moore carried the ball 32 times for 136 yards and had 5 catches for 58 yards against Southern Mississippi.
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Mewelde Moore ran for 116 yards on 30 carries and had 6 receptions for 80 yards against Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl.
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Mewelde Moore was named to Doak Walker and Walter Camp Award watch lists honoring the top running back and player in college football.
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Mewelde Moore started the first 9 games of the season but missed the final 3 with broken hand that required surgery.
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Mewelde Moore ranked second in C-USA with a 101.0 rushing average per game and 147.0 all-purpose yards per game.
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Mewelde Moore ran for 100 yards and had 116 receiving yards against Northwestern State, scoring on passes of 32,28 and 23 yards.
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Mewelde Moore, posted 114 rushing yards against Texas and had TD runs of 6 and 32 yards.
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Mewelde Moore had 123 yards on the ground and a 25-yard TD against Louisville.
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Mewelde Moore recorded 115 yards rushing and 55 receiving against Army before suffering season-ending broken hand.
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Mewelde Moore was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2000 MLB draft but did not sign.
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Mewelde Moore was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 119th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft out of Tulane University.
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On March 3,2008, Mewelde Moore signed a three-year contract to join the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Mewelde Moore was given the opportunity to start after Willie Parker and Rashard Mendenhall were injured.
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Mewelde Moore took 24 credits in spring 2004 so he could graduate on time with a double major in Finance and Accounting from Tulane University.
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Mewelde Moore was noted for winning mathematics contests before matriculating at Tulane.
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Mewelde Moore is active in the Twin Cities community with the National Football Foundation, United Way, and Memorial Blood Center.
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Mewelde Moore was a recipient of the Community Service Award for Business Ethics at the Tulane Council of Entrepreneurs and Business School Council Awards Gala in spring 2003.
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Mewelde Moore was a member of the National Honor Society at Belaire High School in Baton Rouge.