  herman joseph moore (born october 20, 1969) is an american former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in national football league (nfl) for twelve seasons. he played college football for the university of virginia. he was drafted by the detroit lions in the first round of the 1991 nfl draft, and also played for the nfl's new york giants. ==early years== moore attended george washington high school in danville, virginia. ==college career== moore attended the university of virginia, where he was a two-sport athlete. he ranks second all-time in career receptions and holds the school record in the high jump. moore's college jersey number was 87. he ranks second in career receiving yards with 2,504 and ranks first in receiving yards in a season with 1,190 yards (on 54 catches) set in 1990. the year before he had 848 yards on just 36 catches. he also scored 10 touchdowns in 1989 and followed that up with 13 in 1990. ==professional career== moore was the detroit lions' first-round draft pick in 1991 and went on to shatter virtually all of detroit's receiving records. he played in 145 games during 11 seasons (1991â2001) in detroit. moore was a 4 time pro bowler. ==stats== he holds detroit's records for career receptions (670). on november 10, 2013, his touchdown catch record of 62 was surpassed by 
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