National Football Foundation

In less than ten years, Paul Moran has played a critical role in launching a chapter in the Mountain State that annually presents $5,000 in scholarships to outstanding student-athletes who have distinguished themselves on and off the gridiron.
 
Under Moran's leadership, the chapter decided to honor 2005 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Don Nehlen, the legendary coach at West Virginia for 21 years, by renaming the chapter in his honor last spring. In addition to the scholar-athlete banquet, where West Virginia natives Bob and Steve Simms have endowed a scholarship, the chapter also sponsors an all-star game.
 
" He has offered leadership, organization and discipline in building the NFF in West Virginia," said Bill Donahoe, Moran's longtime friend. "His ability to delegate is outstanding."
 
A graduate of Central Connecticut State University, Moran played defensive tackle for the Blue Devils during a two-year period when only three games were lost. After receiving his B.A. in history in 1968, he continued his education, earning his certification in physical education from the University of Connecticut.
 
He then began an 11-year coaching career by returning to Central Connecticut as a defensive line coach, followed by stints at the University of Connecticut, the University of Kentucky, Rutgers University and at West Virginia, working for 2006 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Bowden.
 
Moran currently works as an executive in the coal industry with a focus on the production side of the business. His tenure in the industry includes work for the Princess Beverly Coal Company and several other companies, including Wolf Pen in Pikeville, Kentucky. He is also president of the West Virginia State Golf Association. Moran has two daughters with his late wife and is remarried to Ann Casto. He resides in Charleston, West Virginia.