John Moore (2007) - Hall of Fame

John Moore

Induction:
2007

Moore was a four-year (1952-53-54-55) starting basketball forward and 1955 team co-captain on early John Wooden teams that won the ’52 Pacific Coast Conference Championship and ’55 Southern Division title. Moore received All-Conference and Consensus All-American honors in his senior season. Moore led the Bruins in scoring in 1953 and 1955, becoming the first Bruin to surpass the 1,000 point total and finished up his Bruin career as UCLA’s all-time leading scorer with 1,202 points. He twice won the Caddy Works Award as UCLA’s team MVP. He was selected by Boston in 1955 in the 7^th round but after his graduation, he was also drafted into the U.S. Army. After his military service, Moore went into the field of finance in Los Angeles and rose from bank manager to vice president of a leading financial institution. Prior to his arrival to UCLA, Moore was an outstanding student-athlete and All-State basketball player from Gary, Indiana and was inducted into the Indiana Hall of Fame in 1979.