Joe Moore was known by his Findlay College baseball teammates as a talented second baseman who humbly and quietly went about his business. Moore didn’t seek recognition, but he received plenty during his four seasons, especially during his final two as a starter.
During his senior year, Moore was named Findlay’s Most Valuable Player, All-Hoosier Buckeye Conference (HBC), All-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District 22, All-NAIA Area IV, and was selected to the American Association of College Baseball Coaches (AABC) Collegiate All-American Team. In 1974, Moore recorded a .677 slugging percentage while collecting 25 runs batted in and four triples, with 42 total bases. For a career, he recorded 45 runs batted-in, a .500 slugging percentage and five triples.
A well-rounded student-athlete, in 1974 Moore received the Outstanding College Athletic of America Award. During Findlay’s spring sports banquet he also received the President’s Scholar Athlete Award. Moor graduated cum laude and was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary Fraternity. Moore personified his philosophy, “In sports, as in life, if your perform the task in front of you no matter what it is, to the best of your ability and with the hand you were dealt, you may not win but you will never lose.”
Moore has been employed at Spartan Chemical Company, Inc. for the past 37 years in both production and distribution. He and his wife of 34 years, Donna, live in Oregon, Ohio, and have adult children Robert Moore, Melissa Moore and Megan Moore.
