[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 49 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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                       TRIBUTE TO COACH MAL MOORE

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2013

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with heartfelt sadness that I rise to 
note the passing of Coach Mal Moore, longtime and beloved Athletic 
Director of The University of Alabama.
  Coach Moore dedicated his career to ensuring that the Crimson Tide 
always competed among the nation's elite no matter the sport or the 
arena. His loss is deeply felt among the ``Alabama family'' and his 
winning legacy will likely go unmatched.
  A native of Dozier, Alabama, Mal Moore was a 1963 graduate of The 
University of Alabama, where he earned an undergraduate degree in 
Sociology and Master's Degree in Secondary Education. Coach Moore 
played quarterback under legendary head football coach Paul ``Bear'' 
Bryant, beginning in 1958, and was a member of the 1961 national 
championship team.
  His subsequent coaching career spanned over three decades, including 
spending time in the athletic programs of Montana State, Notre Dame and 
both the St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals.
  However, for more than 20 of those years he also worked on the 
Crimson Tide coaching staff. He started as Coach Bryant's graduate 
assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for five years 
beginning in 1965 before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971 to 1982 
and serving as the Tide's first offensive coordinator starting in 1975. 
He returned as offensive coordinator under Coach Gene Stallings from 
1990 to 1993 before moving into athletic administration.
  During his career as Athletic Director from 1999 to 2013, Coach Moore 
oversaw $240 million in improvements to the athletic infrastructure of 
The University. Alabama erected new stadiums for soccer, softball and 
tennis; new facilities for women's basketball and volleyball; a new 
golf clubhouse; and improved facilities for every other sports team, in 
addition to the renovation of Bryant-Denny Stadium, Paul W. Bryant Hall 
and Coleman Coliseum.
  Overseeing a $100 million budget and 21 men's and women's varsity 
sports teams, his 14-year record of leadership as Athletic Director 
speaks for itself. During Coach Moore's tenure as Athletic Director, 
the Crimson Tide football team won three national championships (2009, 
2011 and 2012), posted six 10-win seasons, appearances in five Bowl 
Championship Series (BCS) bowl games and SEC championships in 1999, 
2009, 2011, and 2012.
  His dedication to--and love of--The University of Alabama was 
recognized on March 28, 2007, when, as a permanent tribute to his life-
long contribution to The Capstone, the Board of Trustees of The 
University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known 
as the Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.
  In 2011, Mal Moore was elected to the State of Alabama Sports Hall of 
Fame. The following year, he was honored with the prestigious John L. 
Toner Award for the nation's best athletic director at the 55th NNF 
awards dinner at Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
  His untimely death leaves a giant void in the life of The University 
of Alabama family.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of Alabama, I would like to 
extend my condolences to Coach Moore's daughter, Heather, his 
granddaughter, Anna Lee and grandson, Charles, as well as his many 
other family and friends. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

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