Brent Moss
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Position: | Running back | ||||
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Born: | Racine, Wisconsin,U.S. | January 30, 1972||||
Died: | November 13, 2022 | (aged 50)||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Washington Park (Racine, Wisconsin) | ||||
College: | Wisconsin(1991–1994) | ||||
Undrafted: | 1995 | ||||
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Brent A. Moss(January 30, 1972 – November 13, 2022) was an Americanfootballrunning backwho played in theNational Football League(NFL) andXFL.He playedcollege footballfor theWisconsin Badgers,winning theBig Ten Most Valuable PlayerandJim Brown Trophyin 1993. He played for theSt. Louis Rams,Amsterdam Admiralsand theMemphis Maniax.
High school career
[edit]Brent Moss was a 3-year (1986–1989)letter winnerinfootballastailbackatRacine Park High Schoolin Racine, Wisconsin where he wore number 31 and rushed for over 5,000 yards. During the November 12, 1988 Division I WisconsinWIAAState Football Championship Game, as a junior Moss rushed for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns on the turf ofCamp Randall StadiuminMadison, Wisconsin.This led the Racine Park Panthers to a victory over theSuperior Spartans34-14 and the State Football Championship for Wisconsin's highest division. Moss was named the game's MVP and was later named 1st team All-State (WIAA). During the 1989 season at Racine Park, Moss would also be named 1st team All-State (WIAA) and led the Panthers to the state semi-final game.
College career
[edit]In the 1993 season the 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 205 pounds (93 kg) tailback led the Badgers to aBig Ten Conferencetitle and their firstRose Bowlberth since 1963. The Badgers defeated the #13UCLABruins21–16 to claim their first ever Rose Bowl victory. Moss was a big part of the win, rushing for 158 yards and twotouchdownsen route to being honored the game's MVP. He was also voted the Big Ten's most valuable player that year and was the recipient of theSilver Football,awarded by theChicago Tribuneas the Big Ten's player of the year for 1993.
- 1991: Ran for 219 yards and one touchdown on 61 carries.
- 1992: Ran for 739 yards and 9 TD on 165 carries.[1]
- 1993: Ran for 1,637 yards and 16 TD on 312 carries.
- 1994: Ran for 833 yards and 8 TD on 156 carries.
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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5 ft8+1⁄2in (1.74 m) |
211 lb (96 kg) |
31+3⁄4in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8in (0.24 m) |
4.74 s | 1.72 s | 2.79 s | 4.35 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
19 reps |
Althoughundraftedin the1995 NFL draft,he was invited to theMiami Dolphinstraining camp. He was cut by the Dolphins, and then signed with theSt. Louis Ramsin the1995 season,accumulating 90 yards on 22 carries. This was his only playing time in theNational Football League,as he was released by the Rams during the team's 1996 summer training camp. This was followed by a brief off season stint with theGreen Bay Packersin 1997 and brief stints in theWorld League of American Football,Arena Football LeagueandXFL.
Personal life and death
[edit]In 1994, Moss pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to two years' probation and a $250 fine.[2]In 2005, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of cocaine, felony bail jumping, and misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer.[3][4]In 2017, he was sentenced to one year in prison and one year on extended supervision on a felony possession of cocaine charge, and three years probation for delivering heroin in amount of 3 grams or less.[5]
Moss died on November 13, 2022, at the age of 50.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"1992 Wisconsin Badgers Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2014.RetrievedApril 29,2014.
- ^"Wisconsin Player Faces Trial",Chicago Tribune,November 24, 1994. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^"Brent Moss pleads to charges",Wisconsin State Journal,August 04, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^"Not-guilty pleas for Brent Moss in cocaine case"
- ^[email protected], CARA SPOTO."Brent Moss sentenced to prison on drug charges".Journal Times.RetrievedJanuary 5,2020.
- ^Brent Moss, former Wisconsin RB and 1994 Rose Bowl winner, dies at age 50