Mal Moore
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 19, 1939 Dozier, Alabama |
| Died | March 30, 2013 (aged 73) Durham, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1962 | University of Alabama |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963 | Montana State (asst.) |
| 1964 | Alabama (GA) |
| 1965–1970 | Alabama (DB) |
| 1971–1974 | Alabama (QB) |
| 1975–1982 | Alabama (QB/OC) |
| 1982–1986 | Notre Dame (RB/Asst.) |
| 1986–1989 | St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (Asst.) |
| 1990–1993 | Alabama (QB/OC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1994–1999 | Alabama (Assistant AD) |
| 1999–2013 | Alabama |
Mal M. Moore (December 19, 1939 – March 30, 2013) was the former Director of Athletics for the University of Alabama. On November 23, 1999, he was hired as athletic director after spending almost thirty years in other areas with the university. As a player, coach, and director of athletics, Moore was part of ten national championship football teams. In May 2012, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Moore died March 30, 2013 in Durham, North Carolina.
One of seven children, Moore was born December 19, 1939, into a farm family in Dozier, Alabama. As a scholarship player from 1958–62, Moore played as a career backup quarterback for legendary coach Bear Bryant, behind Pat Trammell and subsequently Joe Namath. During his college career at Alabama, Moore earned his bachelor's degree in sociology in 1963 and his master's degree in secondary education in 1964. After he earned his master's degree, at Coach Bryant's suggestion, he joined the Alabama Air National Guard.
During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Alabama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals. At Alabama, Moore began as Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for six seasons (1965–70) before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971–82 and serving as the Tide’s offensive coordinator starting in 1975. Moore was instrumental in the installation and implementation of the wishbone offense at Alabama prior to the 1971 season. The move to the wishbone led to an unprecedented decade of success for Bryant and the Crimson Tide. During the wishbone era, Alabama set school records that still stand for yards gained per game (480.7 in 1973), rushing attempts in a season (763 in 1979), rushing yards gained in a season (4,027 in 1973), rushing yards per game for a season (366.1 in 1973), yards per rush for a season (6.06 in 1973), rushing touchdowns (43 in 1973), passing yards per attempt for a season (13.4 in 1973), fewest punts in a season (39 in 1973), rushing first downs in a season (213 in 1979), total offense in a game (833 vs. Virginia Tech in 1973) and rushing yards in a game (748 vs. Virginia Tech in 1973). Moore returned as offensive coordinator under Gene Stallings from 1990-93 before moving into athletic administration.
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