"The funniest guy I played with was a Harvard grad, Pat McInally ['75]," says Moore. "He'd do anything for a laugh--once Pat walked in to roll call with nothing on but a belt."

In part because he is older than most other first-year students, 28-year-old Moore says he finds it easy to discipline himself to keep up with his heavy workload. "Compared to having a real full-time job, it's not that hard," he says.

He says he is also glad to be back down to a "realistic weight," having dropped 60 pounds since his NFL peak of 275.

Moore currently is taking a standard first-year slate of courses, including Contracts, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure and Property. Moore says he likes all his professors, but he especially enjoys Civil Procedure with Visiting Professor David Trubek "because he's a Wisconsin guy. I used to go in [to class] humming the U. Wisconsin fight song."

Family Comes First

Despite his full schedule, he tries to spend as much time as he can with his wife and two children, and this limits his involvements on campus. "I won't take on activities if it means crazy hours. My family's first," Moore insists.

Although he emphasizes that he was never a "blue chip player," Moore says that his football salaries were good and enabled him to save enough to support his family and pay tuition bills during his stay in law school. He expects, however, that "in the long run, law will be more profitable for me."

Cindy Weiler says she is relieved that her husband's football career ended with no injuries, and she is pleased with his return to academics. "Personally, I think he's finding law more rewarding than football. In law he can be utilizing his talents more consistently," she notes.

Although he is still unsure what area of law he will pursue, Moore does not rule out the possibility of future involvement in the world of sports. "I wouldn't mind getting back into ball full-time on the management side, but that's really tended to become a grubby business," he says. He adds that he is not at Harvard to become a player agent.

Moore says that he does not miss football, having played the game long enough to "get it out of his system." But he does miss the physical competition; so he keeps active by playing squash and has organized an intramural basketball team within his section at the law school.

And no matter how heavy the law school workload is, Moore has certain priorities that just won't budge--every weekend, he takes time out to watch his ex-teammates on TV.