But three weeks into the 1984 season, Gregg contacted Moore, and the Wooster wonder tagged along with Gregg to the Green Bay Packers.

Green Bay Packers' offensive line coach Jerry Wampfler speaks highly of Moore's stint in Wisconsin. "He's a very intelligent guy. He was football smart, and he got a lot out of his ability," says Wampfler. "We put him at tight end on the goal line because he certainly wasn't noted for his speed, but when the ball was thrown to him, he caught it."

The Accidental Touchdown

The first of Moore's two career touchdowns--both with the Packers--happened almost by accident. Although he was only supposed to be a decoy, the other tight end forgot to enter the play, and Moore was left to receive the ball. "The quarterback threw the ball so hard that it wedged in between my face mask and shoulder pads, so I didn't have a chance to drop it," he recalls.

Despite such successes, Moore began to think of leaving the game. "After I got picked up by the Packers, I realized how transient football was," he explains. During the off-season, he looked for jobs with law firms. Although he ended up playing for two more years, he decided to pursue his original ambition, and reapply to law school.

"We hated to see him leave, but we knew where his long term interests lay," Coach Wampfler says. "I hope I never have a need for an attorney, but if I do I'll know where to come."

Initially Moore simply intended to reapply to Duke; but he says his wife and college classmate Cindy Weiler encouraged him to set his sights higher, and he decided to apply to Harvard Law. After admittance, Moore deferred entrance to play one last season of pro ball.

As he takes a study break in the lobby of Harvard's Langdell Library, Moore explains that in many ways his football career helped him prepare for the competitive atmosphere of the law classroom.

"Football has been very beneficial," says Moore. "Playing pro sports is the pinnacle of competition--every single day you're evaluated, yelled at, and every Sunday, it's out there on the field. And when you've been embarassed in front of a million people, going to a law school class is not that bad."

He says there are even some similarities between athletics and academics. "If you're in a class and you're called on, you have to think on your feet," he says. "It's a lot like football--you've got to make the decision and not worry about it."

While Moore says that he always planned to continue his education, he also notes that his decision to leave football was influenced by his abilities. "I wasn't really good enough to play pro ball--I just worked at it real hard," he says. "I expect to do more in the real world."

Both Moore and his former coach agree that he probably would have stuck with the game if his career had seemed any more promising. "As it turned out," says Wampfler, "our starting center got hurt, and he would have been playing a lot." Moore says that even if he'd had brighter prospects on the field, saying no to Harvard would have been difficult.

A Sub-Zero Hero

Moore says that one of his most memorable football moments was playing in the coldest game in NFL history--the Bengals vs. the San Diego Chargers in 60-degrees-below-zero Cincinnati weather. "That was an exercise in torture," says Moore. "I had my feet wrapped in plastic and scuba gloves on. The only consolation was that the San Diego guys were worse off."

He also played in the all-time snowiest game, when the Packers played Tampa Bay as 10 inches of snow accumulated. "We could laugh because we were winning," he remembers.