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Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a five part series on Coach Moore.

This is a story about a man of great faith. About a nice guy who finished first instead of last.

We’ll begin in Bonham, Texas. Head Coach Jerry Moore grew up in this

rural farming community where Christian-ity and Friday night football were the two religions. He was raised by hard-working, blue-collared parents who had been through the Great Depression.

Moore was a young wide receiver work-ing to reach the heights of local football hero Bill Swoboda, a New York Giants All-Pro linebacker. Moore had just come off his first season with the Bonham High School var-sity team, in which his squad finished 0-10. But the winless season didn’t matter to him. He knew he would be better his sophomore year. He would be faster. He would be stron-ger.

And so would the rest of his team.“I wanted to play, but I wanted to win,”

Jerry Moore said. “The coaches that I played for were coaches that had won. One of them only played in two losing games his entire

life. It was more than just playing. It was about trying to win and be the best that I could be.”

After not winning a single game for the whole entire 1953 season, M. B. Nelson was hired as head coach. Coach Nelson was tough but he encouraged dedication and a will to win.

The will to win was key to Moore’s success then and now.

It is Wednesday, four days after Appala-chian State’s conference win over Chatta-nooga, and the football team is clumped in a huddle in the middle of the field praying.

No one is moving - they’re focused on praying.

Moore is in the huddle, praying as one with the rest of his football team.

“I think the players respect him,” Assistant Head Coach Scott Satterfield said. “When you respect someone, it doesn’t matter if they yell at you or they whisper to you. When you respect them, you are going to do exactly what they tell you to do, and when you don’t do it, you feel like you let them down. You don’t ever want to let Coach Moore down.”

After the prayer, Moore walks off the field with his slow Texas gait.

He has definitely come a long way since that 0-10 season his freshman year of high school.

1957: Head Coach Jerry Moore’s football career began in high school. Moore played for Bonham High School’s varsity football team.

1958-61: Moore went to study at Baylor University located in Waco, Texas. He recieved a B.A. in finance and economics. He graduated in 1961. While at Baylor, Moore played as a wide receiver for their football team from 1958-60.

1961-64: Moore begins his first coaching job at Corsicana High School in Texas. He served as an assistant coach.

1965-72: Moore picked up a different assistant coaching job for Southern Methodist. 1973-78: Moore coached

at North Texas for five seasons.

1981: Moore started at Texas Tech as the head football coach. Moore coached for five seasons until 1985.Texas Tech Athletics Com-munications | Courtesy Photo

1988: Moore served as an assistant coach and as a recruiting coordinator in Arkansas.

1989: Moore was hired as the head coach for Appala-chian State. He’s coached at Appalachian ever since then.

2005-07: Moore coached the football team to win three consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdi-vision national titles. 2007: Moore also led the

Mountaineers to a 34-32 victory over Michigan. This win was credited to making Appalachian a household name.

2011: Moore won 200 games as a Moutaineer in Sept. 2011, although the number of wins has been steadily increasing since the 2011 season. Information courtesy of goasu.com

‘Moore’ than a legend - a legacy

Appalachian Athletics | Courtesy Photo

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Kidd Brewer Stadium

Club level seating provides a high vantage point for 600 fans to enjoy the game. Inside, fans enjoy private concessions and bathrooms. TVs placed inside are for viewing the game when the weather takes a turn for the worst. Screens placed near the windows provide up-to-date stats from the game. In addition to providing some of the best seats in the house, club level provides office space for several members of the coaching staff.

The Chancellor’s Suite has a ca-pacity between 100-150 guests, while the VIP suites seat 12. The plush leather seats have individ-ual cup holders and contain the Appalachian logo on their backs.

The locker room has 115 private, spacious lockers with a cherry finish. The ladder (L) is placed at the entrance to the locker room.

The ladder rungs feature the names of schools the team will be facing

through out the season. If the game is a win, the plate is turned upside down.

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Kidd Brewer Stadium This photo taken from the press level shows the bird’s eye view the media has access to. The press level has seating for writers, video decks on either side, boxes for coaching staff and TV broadcasting rooms. The press box is cli-mate controlled and catering is provided at halftime.

The Mountaineer Room provides seating for 150 people. Its large projected screen provides an optimal space for watching film. The room is also where the post-game press con-ference takes place. Adjacent to the screen is a sign reading “Champions, what are we willing to give up?”

During the season, football players can be found in the weight room one to four days a week for an hour at a time. The weight room can be used by any of Appalachian’s athletes.

Club level seating provides a high vantage point for 600 fans to enjoy the game. Inside, fans enjoy private concessions and bathrooms. TVs placed inside are for viewing the game when the weather takes a turn for the worst. Screens placed near the windows provide up-to-date stats from the game. In addition to providing some of the best seats in the house, club level provides office space for several members of the coaching staff.

The team’s lounge has two screens on either end of the lounge for video games

and watching television. A pool table is the centerpiece of the room. The back wall of the lounge is lined withpictures of Appalachian

Alumni that have gone on to play in the NFL.

Photos by Paul Heckert | The Appalachian

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Became the first linebacker drafted from ASU since Dexter Coakley was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round in 1997.

Currently starts at middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.

Started in 3 games and recorded 43 total tackles during his 2011 rookie season.

Only rookie on the 2011 Green Bay Packers team to ap-pear in all 16 games during 2011 season.

D.J. Smith Green Bay Packers

Brian Quick St. Louis Rams

Armanti Edwards Carolina Panthers

Jason Terrell Hunter Denver Broncos

Photos courtesy of ESPN/Getty Images

Photo by Adam Jennings/Charlotte Observer/MCT

Edwards is drafted in the third round of the 2010 draft by the Carolina Panthers. His first game was October 10, 2010 against the Chicago Bears.

Edwards survived the recent Pan-thers cuts and currently plays wide receiver.

Signed by the Denver Broncos on August 20,

2010. He was moved from defensive

end to line-backer.

Injured in pre-season for

Broncos in 2012 and is expected to be out four months.

Drafted 33rd overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Drafted higher than any other player in Appala-chian State History.

Has yet to catch a pass this season and has only been targeted once in three games.

Rams made Quick inactive during their week 3 matchup against the Bears.

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OFFENSE DEFENSE

Steven Miller, RB, #3101 rushes 601 yards 7 TD9 catches 84 yards 1 TD

Jamal Jackson, QB, #1252 rushes 233 yards 3 TD 108-163, 1277 yards, 8 TD, 4 INT

Sean Price, WR, #1426 catches, 361 yards 5TD

Brandon Grier, LB, #2442 total tackles (24 solo, 18 assisted) 4 TFL3 sacks for 16 yardsINT for 70 yards, TD1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recover

Jeremy Kimbrough, LB, #33

58 total tackles (27 solo, 31 assisted) 3 TFL

Patrick Blalock, S, #3431 total tackles (20 solo, 11 assisted) 1 TFL1 INT, 3 pass break-ups, 4 pass deflected,

Demetrius McCray, DB, #1016 total tackles (12 solo, 4 assisted) 0.5 TFL2 INT for 8 yards, 2 pass break ups, 4 pass deflected1 forced fumble

Tony Washington, WR, #153 rushes 35 yards TD15 catches, 174 yards6 punt returns 49 yards11 kick returns 289 yards

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