Lionel Moise

Lionel Moise
Biographical details
Born(1888-12-31)December 31, 1888
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1949(1949-03-08) (aged 59)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1909Sewanee
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910Terrill School for Boys (assistant)
1911Terrill School for Boys
1912Dallas University Academy
1914Texas A&M (assistant)
1916SMU (assistant)
1917–1918Southwestern
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1909)

Lionel Moise (December 31, 1888 – March 8, 1949) was an American college football player, coach, and official as well as an attorney.

Early years

His early education was secured in the public schools of Dallas,[1] following which he attended St. Matthew's Academy, an Episcopal preparatory school. He later supplemented this training by attending Baylor University School in Chattanooga, from which he received a scholarship to the Sewanee:The University of the South.

Sewanee

Moise was a prominent tackle for the Sewanee Tigers football team; "one of the great names of Sewanee football history."[2] At Sewanee he was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity.[3]

1909

In 1909 the team won a conference championship. Moise was also the kicker on the squad.[3] He was selected All-Southern.[4]

Coaching career

He assisted Charley Moran with defense at Texas A&M in 1914.[5] After serving as an assistant coach at a high school in Dallas (Terrill School), Moise assisted Ray Morrison at Southern Methodist in 1916. He was hired as head coach of Southwestern University in 1917.[6]

References

  1. ^ Frank White Johnson (1914). A History of Texas and Texans. Vol. 3. p. 1527.
  2. ^ "June Weddings in All Saints' Chapel". Sewanee Alumni News: 21. February 1948.
  3. ^ a b Kappa Alpha Order (1909). "Alpha-Alpha". Kappa Alpha Journal. 22 (2): 200.
  4. ^ Closed access icon "All-Southern Selection". Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1909.
  5. ^ "Sewanee Star To Help Moran". The Eagle. October 21, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "New Coach For Southwestern". Vol. 11, no. 1. October 2, 1917.