Players

Ed Moore

Year Inducted: 2019

Category: Players

Schools / Organizations: Lexington High School
Illinois Wesleyan University

Biography: Ed was a star guard at Lexington High School from 1971-74.  He scored 1,255 career points.  Ed scored in double figures for 28 consecutive games.  During his senior season, he handed out 188 assists and led the Minutemen to the 1974 IHSA Elite Eight.  Ed’s coach at Lexington was the legendary Don Eiker (HOF inductee in 1996).  Ed went on to play at Illinois Wesleyan University where he teamed with Jack Sikma (HOF inductee in 1980) and Bob Spear (HOF inductee in 1990).  Those Titan teams went to the NAIA tournament 3 consecutive times.  Ed was also a standout pitcher on the IWU baseball team.

After college, Ed spent 4 seasons (1979-1983) as a pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.  Once his playing days had ended, Ed returned to his high school alma mater.  As head football coach at Lexington he led the Minutemen to the IHSA Class 1A semi-finals in 1987 and 1988.  The squad was the state runner-up in 1989.  In 1990, he was the head coach of the 1990 IHSA Class A State Baseball Champions.  Ed’s coaching continued at Lincoln HS where his girls’ basketball team finished 4th in the IHSA Class AA.