Herman Moore Herman Joseph Moore ( born October 20 , 1969 ) is a former American football wide receiver in National Football League . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia . Moore also played for the New York Giants . Early years . Moore attended George Washington High School in Danville . He is the son of Herman Moore Sr , a part - time singer and dancer who was a victim of the Vietnam War in 1970 . 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 ( 1991 – 2001 ) 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 Calvin Johnson . On December 8 , 2013 Johnson also broke his career receiving yards record of 9 , 174 . In 1995 he was selected the Lions ' MVP on offense after breaking club marks in both catches ( also a NFL record of 123 ) and yards ( 1 , 686 ) while scoring 14 touchdowns . His finest single - game performance came on December 4 , 1995 against the Chicago Bears when he had a club record 14 catches for 183 yards , the fifth best total in Detroit history . He also was the last Lion to catch three TD passes in a game ( October 29 , 1995 vs . Green Bay ) until Roy Williams matched the total during the 2005 season . One of Moore ' s and his teammates ' more memorable games came on November 23 , 1995 - in a classic Thanksgiving Day game against the Minnesota Vikings . Moore ( 127 yards ) and fellow receivers Brett Perriman ( 153 ) and Johnnie Morton ( 102 ) all eclipsed the 100 - yard receiving mark , running back Barry Sanders rushed for 138 yards , and quarterback Scott Mitchell passed for 410 yards in a 44 - 38 Lions ' victory . Moore was a member of Lions ’ squads who earned six playoff appearances in the 1990s ( 1991 , 1993 – 95 , 1997 and 1999 ) . He was also a member of two teams that won the NFC Central division ( 1991 and 1993 ) . Moore was selected to four Pro Bowl s ( 1994 to 1997 ) . He was the second player ( after Jerry Rice ) to have three 100 - catch seasons . Also in 1995 , Moore and teammate Brett Perriman ( 108 catches ) became the first teammates in NFL history with more than 100 receptions in the same season . In his highly successful 1995 season , Moore caught a career high 123 balls ( an NFL record at the time ) . In 1998 , Herman Moore received the inaugural All - Iron Award for his performance in the annual Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit . Moore also played briefly for the New York Giants and finished his 12 NFL seasons with 670 receptions for 9 , 174 yards and 62 touchdowns . Herman Moore holds NFL records for both receptions ( 61 ) and receiving yards ( 965 ) on Thursday games .