Derland Moore

Derland Moore
Derland Moore
Position(s)
Defensive tackle/Nose tackle
Jersey #(s)
74
Born October 7, 1951 (1951-10-07) (age 60)
Malden, Missouri
Career information
Year(s) 19731986
NFL Draft 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29
College Oklahoma
Professional teams
Career stats
Games Played 171
Interceptions 1
Tackles N/A
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Derland Paul Moore (born October 7, 1951, in Malden, Missouri) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. An All-American, he played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was selected in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft. At the time he was drafted, Moore was the highest selected college walk-on in history of the NFL Draft. Moore would go on to set a team record for service with 169 games played in 13 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He led the team in sacks in 1980, and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1983. Moore retired from the NFL in 1986 and was later Inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame, the New Orleans Saints 40th Anniversary Team, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and was named as one of the Top 100 Sooners in Oklahoma University football history."1". http://newsok.com/centennial/topsooners.