NORFOLK, Va., - – Former South Carolina State All-American defensive lineman Bobby Moore will be one of five (5) members inducted into the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Hall of Fame Thursday (March.10) at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Bobby Moore, South Carolina State – Moore was a four-year defensive lineman for the Bulldogs. He was a two-time All-MEAC first-team performer (1976, 1978), including MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor (1978) and All-American from the Mutual Black Network (1978). Moore led the Bulldogs in tackles during the 1976 and 1978 seasons. During his career, the Bulldog teams compiled a 35-6-3 overall mark and a 21-2-1 MEAC record during a four-year period (1985-87), while winning four MEAC Championships. Moore played one season in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders (1979).
Following his athletic career, Moore served 17 years as a teacher and coach in the Aiken, S.C. and Burke County, Ga. public school systems. Currently, he is an Assistant Principal at Blakeney Elementary School in Waynesboro, Ga. Also, he is involved in many community and civic programs that mentor at-risk students.
The MEAC Hall of Fame highlights former student-athletes, coaches, university and conference administrators as well as special contributors, who have enriched the legacy of the conference since its inception in 1970. Enshrines were selected by a 13-person committee made up of administrators and representatives from member institutions.
The inaugural Hall of Fame class was inducted on May 29, 1981, during a 10-year anniversary banquet in Greensboro, North Carolina. Since its establishment, the MEAC Hall of Fame has enshrined 133 people, including the class of 2016.
All inductees will also be recognized before the 6 p.m. men's basketball game during the 2016 MEAC Basketball Tournament on Thursday (Mar. 10) at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Virginia.
The 2016 MEAC Hall of Fame Inductees are: Inducted as Student-Athletes:Bobby Moore, SC State
LaShondra Dixon-Gordon, Hampton David Oliver, Howard
Inducted as Coach: Joe Taylor, Hampton
Inducted as Administrator: Lynn Thompson, Bethune-Cookman
