Scrappy Moore (American football)

Scrappy Moore

Biographical details
Born	(1902-09-25)September 25, 1902 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1971(1971-05-31) (aged 68) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1925	Georgia
Baseball
1925	Georgia
1926	Columbus Foxes
1926	Williamsport Grays
1927	Spartanburg Spartans
1929–1932	Birmingham Barons
1933	Chattanooga Lookouts
1934	Toronto Maple Leafs
1934	Albany Senators
1934	Nashville Volunteers
1934	Birmingham Barons
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1928	Chattanooga (freshmen)
1929–1930	Chattanooga (assistant)
1931–1967	Chattanooga
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1931–1970	Chattanooga
Head coaching record
Overall	170–148–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Dixie Conference (1931, 1940–1941) 1 SIAA (1931)
Awards
AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1967)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1980 (profile)

Andrew Cecil "Scrappy" Moore Jr. (September 25, 1902 – May 31, 1971) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Chattanooga—now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—from 1931 to 1967, compiling a record of 170–148–14. He had the longest tenure and the most successful record of any coach at Chattanooga. Moore played football as a quarterback at the University of Georgia. Moore's nickname "Scrappy" is currently used as the name of the mascot of UTC. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1980.

Moore died on May 31, 1971, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.^[1]