Terence Moore (American football)

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Position: Fullback, Linebacker, Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-05) March 5, 1987 (age 36)
Columbus, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Troy State
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • First-Team All-Arena (2018)
  • 2× Second-Team All-Arena (2015, 2016)
  • ArenaBowl champion (XXXII)
Career Arena statistics
Touchdowns:16
Tackles:365

Terence Francisco Moore (born March 5, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played 8 seasons in the Arena Football League for the Spokane Shock, Orlando Predators, Cleveland Gladiators and Albany Empire.

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Early life and education

Terence Moore was born on March 5, 1987, in Columbus, Georgia. He went to college at Troy State. He had 157 tackles in his college career. [1]

Professional career

Spokane Shock

His first season was in 2012 with the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. He had 32 tackles and 3 interceptions. Two of his interceptions were returned for touchdowns. [2] [3] [4] He also had two rushing touchdowns as a fullback. [3] He played with the Shock until 2015, when he went to the Orlando Predators. In each of his seasons with the Shock, he had two interceptions returned for touchdowns. [3]

Orlando Predators

From 2015 to 2016 he played with the Orlando Predators. [3] In both seasons he was named Second-Team All-Arena. [3]

Cleveland Gladiators

The next season he played with the Cleveland Gladiators. He had 40 tackles and 4 interceptions. [3]

Albany Empire

His last two seasons were with the Albany Empire. In 2018, he won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. [5] [6] He also was named First-Team All-Arena. [5] In 2019, he won the final ArenaBowl, ArenaBowl XXXII. [5]

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References

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  4. "Former Troy player wins Arena Football League award by scoring twice on defense". al. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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