Morris "Moe" Gardner, Jr. (born August 10, 1968) is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Atlanta Falcons (1991–1996). Moe Gardner graduated from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he went on to become a two-time consensus All-American in 1989 and 1990. He was selected as the only active player named to Illinois' All-Century team in 1990 and ranks second in school history in career tackles for loss. He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year earning the honor in both 1989 and 1990. He was also named as a finalist for both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award. Gardner was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991. 1993 is arguably considered to be his strongest season. That year, he recorded 128 tackles leading the Falcons’ defensive linemen and finishing second overall on the team.
1989 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
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Offense |
- QB Andre Ware
- RB Anthony Thompson
- RB Emmitt Smith
- WR Clarkston Hines
- WR Terance Mathis
- TE Mike Busch
- OL Jim Mabry
- OL Bob Kula
- OL Mohammed Elewonibi
- OL Joe Garten
- OL Eric Still
- C Jake Young
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Defense |
- DL Chris Zorich
- DL Greg Mark
- DL Tim Ryan
- DL Moe Gardner
- LB Percy Snow
- LB Keith McCants
- LB Alfred Williams
- DB Todd Lyght
- DB Mark Carrier
- DB Tripp Welborne
- DB LeRoy Butler
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Special teams |
- PK Jason Hanson
- P Tom Rouen
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1990 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
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Offense |
- QB Ty Detmer
- RB Eric Bieniemy
- RB Darren Lewis
- WR Raghib Ismail
- WR Herman Moore
- TE Chris Smith
OT Antone Davis
- OT Stacy Long
- OG Joe Garten
- OG Ed King
- C John Flannery
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Defense |
- DL Moe Gardner
- DL Chris Zorich
- DL Russell Maryland
- DL David Rocker
LB Michael Stonebreaker
- LB Alfred Williams
- LB Maurice Crum
DB Ken Swilling
- DB Tripp Welborne
- DB Darryll Lewis
- DB Todd Lyght
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Special teams |
- P Brian Greenfield
- PK Philip Doyle
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Atlanta Falcons 1991 NFL Draft selections
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- Bruce Pickens
- Mike Pritchard
- Brett Favre
- Moe Gardner
- James Goode
- Erric Pegram
- Brian Mitchell
- Mark Tucker
- Randy Austin
- Ernie Logan
- Walter Sutton
- Pete Lucas
- Joe Sims
- Bob Christian
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Persondata |
Name |
Gardner, Moe |
Alternative names |
Gardner, Morris, Jr. |
Short description |
All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman |
Date of birth |
August 10, 1968 |
Place of birth |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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