Hall of Fame
Position: Wide Receiver
Years: 1988-90
Place of Birth: Danville, Virginia
Date of Birth: October 20, 1969
Jersey Number: 87
Height: 6 ft 4 in
Weight: 218 lbs
High School: George Washington (Danville)
Herman Moore emerged as one of the most explosive wide receivers in college football history, helping transform Virginia football and elevating the Cavaliers to national prominence. The Danville, Virginia, native now becomes the sixth Virginia player to enter the NFF College Football Hall of Fame.
A consensus First Team All-American in 1990, Moore finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting and played a central role in Virginia's rise to its first No. 1 national ranking and a berth in the Sugar Bowl.
He holds the NCAA record for highest average gain per reception (22.0) among players with at least 105 catches and finished his career with the most consecutive games in a season with a touchdown reception, scoring in nine straight contests during the 1990 campaign. Moore helped guide Virginia to its first-ever New Year's Day game with an appearance in the Citrus Bowl, following the 1989 season. The Cavaliers posted a 22–6 record during his three years in Charlottesville.
Playing for NFF Hall of Fame coach George Welsh, Moore helped Virginia capture a share of the 1989 ACC championship. In 1990, he earned First Team All-ACC honors while setting the league's single-season records for receiving yards (1,190), receiving yards per game (108.2), and receiving touchdowns (13).
Moore departed Virginia as the school's all-time leader in career receiving yards (2,504), receiving touchdowns (27), and 100-yard receiving games (eight). He holds the Cavalier single-season record for receiving touchdowns with 13 in 1990, and his single-season mark for receiving yards (1,190) the same year was a UVA record for over three decades.
A two-sport standout, he also left his mark in track and field, setting Virginia's all-time high jump record of 7 feet, 2.5 inches. Selected in the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Detroit, Moore played from 1991 to 2001 with the Lions and a final season in 2002 with the Giants. He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times and a First Team All-Pro pick three times.
Moore currently serves as president and CEO of Team84 LLC, a marketing agency that specializes in print management and promotion solutions. He also established The Herman Moore Tackle Life Foundation, which provides essential life skills and experiences for young people.
Virginia retired his No. 87, and he has been inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Detroit Lions Ring of Honor and was a member of the 2018 ACC Legends Class.
