Members
Inductee
DE MOSS, BOB
DE MOSS, BOB
Born on January 27, 1927
Dayton, KY
July 23, 2017 in West Lafayette.
Inducted On
April 30, 1977
Location Inducted
South Bend, IN
Region Number
4
Purdue
Coach
Dayton, KY
1945
All-State Basketball 1943-1945; played on Kentucky All-Star Basketball Team 1945; also played football and baseball.
Purdue University
1950
Four-year football letterman as a quarterback; started as a freshman, including a win over previously unbeaten and fourth-ranked Ohio State; named PU Outstanding Player 1947; played in first North-South All-Star Game 1948 and Hula Bowl Game 1949; set Purdue records in total offense, with a four-year passing record of 191 completions for 2,759 yards; also played basketball.
Served as assistant athletic director at PU, retiring in 1992; considered father and first member of Purdue's "Cradle of Quarterbacks;" inducted into Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame 1999; the John Purdue Club established an endowment in his name; named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana's governor.
Wife, Janet; children, Gary (Laurelyn), David (Jill), and Jane (David); 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren
Professional Athletic Background: Selected in second round of NFL draft by New York Bulldogs in 1949, playing one year; drafted by New York Giants in the 1950 draft, but retired from playing to coach at Purdue.
Coaching Experience: Assistant football coach at Purdue 1950-1969; head football coach at Purdue 1970-1972, with 13-10 record; retired from coaching in 1972.
Coaching Honors: Coached in 1960 Blue-Gray Game, 1967 Rose Bowl, 1967 Hula Bowl, 1968 American Bowl, 1969 and 1972 North-South Shrine Games; won all post season games; twice named "Coach of the Week" by UPI; nationally famed as "Quarterback Architect: with four of his signal callers - Dale Samuels, Len Dawson, Bob Griese, and Mike Phipps - moving the ball 9.5 miles (16,304 yards) in a four year regular season period.
Outstanding Players Coached: Samuels, Dawson, Griese, Phipps, Bernie Allen, Ross Fichtner, Leroy Keyes, Otis Armstong, Darryl Stingley, Dave Butz, Larry Burton, and Greg Bingham.
Coaching Experience: Assistant football coach at Purdue 1950-1969; head football coach at Purdue 1970-1972, with 13-10 record; retired from coaching in 1972.
Coaching Honors: Coached in 1960 Blue-Gray Game, 1967 Rose Bowl, 1967 Hula Bowl, 1968 American Bowl, 1969 and 1972 North-South Shrine Games; won all post season games; twice named "Coach of the Week" by UPI; nationally famed as "Quarterback Architect: with four of his signal callers - Dale Samuels, Len Dawson, Bob Griese, and Mike Phipps - moving the ball 9.5 miles (16,304 yards) in a four year regular season period.
Outstanding Players Coached: Samuels, Dawson, Griese, Phipps, Bernie Allen, Ross Fichtner, Leroy Keyes, Otis Armstong, Darryl Stingley, Dave Butz, Larry Burton, and Greg Bingham.
