Phil Moore

Philip Dale Moore


Born:
November 9, 1920
Wellington, KS

Died:
July 7, 2017
Wellington, KS


Career
Wellington High School - Kansas (High School)
1940-41 Southwestern College - Winfield, Kansas (College)
1941-42 Southwestern College - Winfield, Kansas (College)
1942-43 Southwestern College - Winfield, Kansas (College)
1947-48 Tulsa Ranchers (PBLA)

Born to Clyde and Nora Moore, Philip lived his entire life in Wellington, Kansas. After high school. he played basketball at Southwestern College, and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War 2. He tried his hand at professional basketball with the Tulsa Ranchers of the PBLA, but as a career he was an insurance agent for New York Life.


Moore married Rheba Helm (1921-2008) in 1940 and they had two sons and a daughter.

UPDATED: September 20, 2017 
Added his death, and more biographical information.


Source:
Rheba's Obituary, 2008
Personal correspondence, February 2017
Phil's Obituary, July 2017

Stats:
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mooreph01
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/phil-moore/