Donn Moomaw

Donn Moomaw

Moomaw (left, at podium) delivers the invocation at the first inauguration of Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
Date of birth:	October 15, 1931
Place of birth:	Santa Ana, California
Career information
Position(s):	C, LB
College:	UCLA
NFL Draft:	1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Drafted by:	Los Angeles Rams
Organizations
College Football Hall of Fame

Donn Moomaw (born October 15, 1931) is a retired American football player and Presbyterian minister.

Moomaw played for UCLA as the center and linebacker for the team. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.^[1]

Moomaw later became a Presbyterian minister, most notably serving Los Angeles' Bel Air Presbyterian Church as pastor from 1964 to 1993. During this time, he became friends with California Governor Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy; Moomaw later gave the invocation and benediction at Reagan's 1981 presidential inauguration. In 1993, he was forced to resign as a result of "sexual contact" with five women.^[2]

Moomaw was born in Santa Ana, California and attended its Santa Ana High School.^[1]

See also

• 1952 College Football All-America Team

References

1. ^ ^{a b} College Football Hall of Fame Member Biography, collegefootball.org
2. ^ Tanya Barrientos, "IN MINISTRY, DEALING WITH TEMPTATIONS OF THE FLESH THE CONCERN IS THAT AFFAIRS CAN BE HARMFUL." Philadelphia Inquirer, March 22, 1995

External links

Persondata
Name	Moomaw, Donn
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	October 15, 1931
Place of birth	Santa Ana, California
Date of death
Place of death

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