Background
Moran was born on September 27, 1912 in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Moran was born on September 27, 1912 in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
He played a total of 17 games for the Boston Redskins, in 1935 and 1936. Moran also served as head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team for the 1943 season. He was the third child of Irish immigrants John Francis Xavier Moran and Agnes Moran (née O"Dowd).
The two met on a ship, immigrating to the United States.
Holy Cross
Moran entered the College of the Holy Cross in 1931 and played college football there. He was a three-year starter for the team
During those three years, it had a 21-6-2 record. Moran earned All East and All American honors.
He graduated in 1935 and was inducted into the Holy Cross Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.
South Carolina
On September 2, 1943, Moran was hired to serve as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks football program The position opened up when his predecessor, Rex Enright, resigned in order to accept a Navy commission. Moran married the former Dorothy Dwyer.
The couple had seven children.
Outside of his football career, Moran worked as a sales representative and probation officer He died in 1983.