Bernie Moore

Bernie Moore
Biographical details
Born(1895-04-30)April 30, 1895
Jonesborough, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1967(1967-11-06) (aged 72)
Winchester, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1910sCarson–Newman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1925Sewanee (line)
1926–1928Mercer
1929–1934LSU (assistant)
1935–1947LSU
Basketball
1926–1928Mercer
Track and field
1930–1947LSU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1926–1928Mercer
1948–1966SEC (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall95–51–9 (football)
24–11 (basketball)
Bowls1–3–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
SEC (1935, 1936)
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1966)
Corbett Award (1967)
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1952 (profile)

Bernie Hawthorne Moore (April 30, 1895 – November 6, 1967) was an American college football, basketball, track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mercer University (1926–1928) and Louisiana State University (LSU) (1935–1947). Moore was also the head basketball coach at Mercer (1926–1928) and the head track and field coach at LSU (1930–1947). He was then SEC commissioner from 1948 to 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1952.