[Tuck4Bama]

Mal Moore To Be Honored
Mal Moore to receive ASHOF honor
By Bill Miller
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
Posted May 31, 2007

Mal Moore, athletics director at The University of Alabama will be one of two recognized as the 2007 Distinguished Alabama Sportsmen at the 39th Annual Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet on Sunday in Birmingham.


Mal Moore has been associated with The University of Alabama as a student-athlete, graduate assistant, assistant coach, offensive coordinator, administrator and now as athletics director. His years of service at The University including as a student, span 39 years.
As a scholarshipped player for the legendary Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, he played quarterback on the 1961 Crimson Tide National Championship team.
He graduated in 1963 with a degree in sociology and in 1964 completed his Master's degree in Secondary Education, also from Alabama.
He coached football for 31 years, 22 of those at Alabama. After being a graduate assistant in 1964, he was the defensive backfield coach for the Crimson Tide from 1965-1970. From 1971-1982 he was the quarterbacks coach and from 1975-1982 he took on the additional duties as Offensive Coordinator. He left Alabama for a few years with coaching stops at Montana State, Notre Dame, and the NFL's Phoenix Cardinals. He returned to The Capstone with Coach Gene Stallings and was the Offensive Coordinator for the 1992 National Championship.
Either as a player or coach or administrator, he has been a part of seven national championships, 14 SEC Championships and 27 bowl trips. He has the distinction of calling all of the offensive plays for the last four national championship teams. He is also the only man connected with the Alabama coaching staffs, past and present, who was a member of all seven of those titles.
As athletics director one of his main goals has been the upgrading of the athletics facilities at The Capstone. He spearheaded a capital campaign to raise a $100 million dollars for facility improvements. The success of the campaign can be seen in the dramatic changes in the athletics complex, from the total renovation of Coleman Coliseum, to the refurbishing of Bryant Hall into a student-athletic academic complex, to the building of new tennis and soccer complexes.
The most dramatic change was the completion of the north end zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium project. The improvements included new sky boxes, VIP seating, new home locker room and a plaza area that features statues of national championship coaches Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Paul Bryant and Gene Stallings. Bryant-Denny Stadium is now among the nation's largest with seating capacity of 92,138.
Moore is building an administrative legacy that will be hard to duplicate. He and David Housel, former athletics director at Auburn, will be recognized as the 2007 Distinguished Alabama Sportsmen. To order tickets for the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet on Sunday at the Birmingham Sheraton Hotel, call the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame at 205-323-6665.

[Neopet_Girl]

I don't like Bama (the team that is ). I like the Florida teams better. Is Bama any good this year? Didn't they get a new coach or something? Or did they lose one? No, wait, I know this. They got one from a Florida team. LOL. I don't know. You tell me.

[Tuck4Bama]

Alabaa's new head coach is Nick Saban. He won the National championship with LSU before going to ccoach the Miami Dolphins for 2 years.

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

Alabaa's new head coach is Nick Saban. He won the National championship with LSU before going to ccoach the Miami Dolphins for 2 years.

Yeah that's the guy. Why did he leave LSU if he was so good there?

[Tuck4Bama]

My wife is a Florida Gator fan, a house divided. LOL

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

My wife is a Florida Gator fan, a house divided. LOL

Well, see, you married well, LOL. I guess we can be friends after all.
Unless you are like GDK or something. I think he took over my thread.

[Tuck4Bama]

Originally Posted by Neopet_Girl

Yeah that's the guy. Why did he leave LSU if he was so good there?

He wanted to try coaching pro football but said he felt more comfortable coaching college ball. To be hhonest I think his wife had alot to do with his decision.

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

He wanted to try coaching pro football but said he felt more comfortable coaching college ball. To be hhonest I think his wife had alot to do with his decision.

She wanted to live in South Florida? Yikeees. And he listened to her? Are you sure he is that smart? LOL.

[Tuck4Bama]

Originally Posted by Neopet_Girl

Well, see, you married well, LOL. I guess we can be friends after all.
Unless you are like GDK or something. I think he took over my thread.

What happened on your intro thread is not the norm. I have been on this forum since Januuary and that is the first time I have ever seen that happen, especially with hte staff involved. I guess the full moon freaked everyone out or something.

[Tuck4Bama]

Originally Posted by Neopet_Girl

She wanted to live in South Florida? Yikeees. And he listened to her? Are you sure he is that smart? LOL.

No Terry Saban wanted to get out of Miami for their kids. She wanted a smaller town feel.

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

What happened on your intro thread is not the norm. I have been on this forum since Januuary and that is the first time I have ever seen that happen, especially with hte staff involved. I guess the full moon freaked everyone out or something.

Oh okay. I can be a freak too sometimes, LOL. Don't tell them that though.

I think they did it cause I am blonde and I believe things people tell me sometimes. LOL.

So Marc does really go run errands for the home office huh? LOL.

[Tuck4Bama]

Originally Posted by Neopet_Girl

Oh okay. I can be a freak too sometimes, LOL. Don't tell them that though.

I think they did it cause I am blonde and I believe things people tell me sometimes. LOL.

So Marc does really go run errands for the home office huh? LOL.

There is no home office. We, the staff, are all over the country we just joke around about an office. I am in Alabama Lefty Noob in Ohio Simple Simon in Maine etc... Ross is the real owner of the site aand he is located in Nashville but has been very busy so Lefty Nooob is in charge.

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

There is no home office. We, the staff, are all over the country we just joke around about an office. I am in Alabama Lefty Noob in Ohio Simple Simon in Maine etc... Ross is the real owner of the site aand he is located in Nashville but has been very busy so Lefty Nooob is in charge.

It Figures LOL. Thanks. They could have told me LOL.

[Tuck4Bama]

We all try to make the forum fun, I'm sorry it was at the expence of your intro thread. I am sure nobody ment for it to be insulting or picking on you.

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

We all try to make the forum fun, I'm sorry it was at the expence of your intro thread. I am sure nobody ment for it to be insulting or picking on you.

No biggie. I was not mad. I am glad people were having fun.

You know, you really need a home office though. LOL.

Someone really should be in charge of getting the TP LOL.

Guess you got to get big, like Time Warner big! Though I am not sure I would put the home office in Nashville. That's so last year. I think it should be in North Carolina, like Durham or something.

Of course, you can stay in Alabama if you would like. You could be like a branch. LOL.