Reid Moseley
| Georgia Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 10, 1924 Newnan, Georgia |
| Died: | February 26, 1994 (aged 69) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia (1944–1945) |
| Bowl games | Sugar Bowl 1946 |
| High school | Huntsville HS (AL) Castle Heights Military Academy (TN) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
2× NCAA receiving leader (1944, 1945) | |
Oscar Reid Moseley, Jr. (August 10, 1924 – February 26, 1994) was an player. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football team in 1944 1945 and 1946.[1] He led the NCAA in both 1944 and 1945 in total receptions and receiving yardage and in 1945 in yards per reception.[2] Moseley also lettered for Georgia in basketball, track, and tennis. In addition Moseley was a swim and diving champion at Georgia. He later worked as a football coach at various military and high schools, including , St. Augustine High School, South Hambersham High School, Page HS Greensboro NC, and Hargrave Military Academy. His son O. Reid Moseley III “Skip” led Hargrave to a 1972 basketball championship and was quarterback captain of the football team.[3]
See also[]
- List of college football yearly receiving leaders
References[]
- ^ "Moseley, Georgia's Gardella, Makes Circus Catches But Tops Nation's Receivers". Mount Carmel Item. October 13, 1945. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia (2005), pp. 1197 and 1201.
- ^ "Oscar Reid Moseley, Jr. To Join Staff At Hargrave". The Danville Register. May 29, 1966. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1924 births
- 1994 deaths
- American football ends
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Newnan, Georgia