Warren "Hamp" Moore (2014) - Hall of Fame - University of North Alabama Athletics

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Warren "Hamp" Moore

Class

1982
Induction

2014
Sport(s)

Football

Hamp Moore, a native of Albertville, Ala., was a leader on the offensive line for the Lions from 1978-81 and earned first-team All-Gulf South Conference honors as both a junior and senior.

As a starter in 1980 he helped lead UNA to a 10-2 record that included winning the school's first GSC football championship and the Lions' first berth in the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs. UNA won its opening round game against Virginia Union before falling in the semifinal round to Eastern Illinois.

Moore was again a starter as a senior in 1981 and helped lead the Lions to an 8-2 finish as UNA narrowly missed a second straight playoff appearance. He was selected as a permanent team captain following the 1981 season in addition earning the team Most Valuable Offensive Lineman award and the team's Scholastic Award.

A three-time Academic All-GSC selection in 1979, 1980 and 1981, Moore helped lead UNA to a combined 31-11-1 record over his four seasons on the Lions' offensive line.

Moore graduated with honors from UNA in 1982 and became UNA’s first recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship. He went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Alabama Birmingham in 1986. He was then commissioned into the United States Navy where he served three years as an optometrist before he returned to practice in the Shoals in 1989. He is currently the owner of Tomsik Eyecare in Florence and has also served on the UNA Sports Medicine Staff.

Moore was named to the UNA Team of the Decade from 1979-88 and the 50th Anniversary UNA Football Team for 1949-98. He was previously inducted into the Marshall County Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

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