NFL career Moore was a 9th round selection (216th overall) in the
1974 NFL draft by the
San Francisco 49ers. He played for the 49ers in 1974 and 1975, being named their special teams player of the year in both seasons. He then spent the
1976 NFL season with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after being selected by them in the
1976 NFL expansion draft. Near the end of the 1976 season he was cut by the winless Buccaneers (0–13 at that point) and signed by the
Oakland Raiders to replace their injured kick returner
Rick Jennings.
Switch to rugby league Following his Super Bowl appearance, Moore was recruited by Australian
New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership team the
Newtown Jets for the
1977 NSWRFL season, with the move being financed by
John Singleton. This made him the first, and to date only, person to score a first grade rugby league try in Australia and an NFL touchdown in the US.
Return to the NFL Moore returned to the
National Football League with the
Minnesota Vikings, playing twelve games in the
1977 NFL season. ==Personal life==