The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were one of many teams to have their offenses kicked up a notch by legendary coach Tom Moore. Even as the longtime NFL assistant, who is 87 and will turn 88 in November, gets up there in age, his football mind is as sharp as ever.
While the octogenarian is no longer a member of the Bucs after serving as an assistant from 2019 to 2025, it didn't take long for him to find another job. In fact, Moore is going back to where it all began for him.
Moore is joining Kirk Ferentz and Iowa as an offensive advisor. Why Iowa? Well, Moore played for the Hawkeyes as a quarterback way back between 1958 and 1960, and he is devoting some of his later years to getting his alma mater back on track.
Buccaneers legend Tom Moore lands coaching job at 87
Very few coaches can claim careers that stretch back to the early 1960s, but that's where Moore got his start as a Hawkeyes' graduate assistant. After more than a decade in college, Moore eventually got his first NFL job in 1977, coaching John Stallworth and Lynn Swann as Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach.
Moore would serve as offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh and assistant head coach with the Minnesota Vikings for most of the 80s and early 90s, but he hit his stride as OC of the Detroit Lions from 1994 to 1996 and Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2010. Between overseeing prime Barry Sanders and Peyton Manning, Moore's offenses were lethal.
After that stint, Moore picked up a series of offensive consultant roles. Essentially, he was to come in and collaborate with coaches about all things offensive football. Considering the success his teams had at stops like Arizona and Tampa Bay, Moore's words of wisdom proved invaluable.
Moore was repeatedly the first one in the building, even as he moved well into his 80s with the Buccaneers, helping quarterbacks like Tom Brady and Baker Mayfield. Moore has picked up four Super Bowl rings for his work calling plays, making him a strong candidate for the hypothetical title of greatest offensive coordinator in NFL history. It's a shame he never got a head coaching job in the NFL.
Considering that Ferentz's Iowa teams have become stereotypically luddie with regard to how behind they times they are in designing effective passing games, getting Moore back in the mix might be what that program needs. At an age where those lucky enough to still be with us have been enjoying retirement for years, Moore is still coaching ball.
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