Warren Moon offers words of wisdom to Texas A&M football team
Warren Moon is one of the biggest legends in football history. Few players have ever been able to spin a spiral as beautifully as Moon could during his spectacular career in the CFL and NFL. The Hall of Famer is one of the greatest quarterbacks the game will ever see.
On Friday afternoon, the legendary quarterback offered up some words of wisdom to the Texas A&M Aggies football team. Check out the pictures shared by the Aggie football social media page.
He does have a fascinating story of perseverance. It’s wild that he went undrafted. He actually even considered giving up football to become a lawyer, before he got his opportunity at quarterback in the CFL.
It’s quite amazing that he had to spend six years in the CFL, before finally getting his chance to shine in the National Football League. Moon still enjoyed a prolific career in the CFL, winning five Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1978-1982. He also won two Grey Cup MVPs (1980 and 1982). Not only that, but his flawlessly spun spirals also earned him CFL Most Outstanding Player honors in 1983. Moon also led the league in passing yardage (1982 and 1983) and passing touchdowns (1979, 1982, and 1983).
Looking back, it’s wild to think that a future Hall of Famer had to wait six years before getting his shot in the NFL. He’d go on to be named a Pro Bowler nine times throughout his incredible career in the National Football League.
Once he kicked off his career with the Houston Oilers, he eventually won the starting job in 1984, and threw for an Oilers franchise record of 3,338 yards in his first season.
In the 1989 season, Moon signed a five year, $10 million deal that made him the highest paid player in the NFL at that time. In 1990, he didn’t disappoint the Houston Oilers, leading the league in passing yards (4,689), passing attempts (584), completions (362), and touchdowns (33). He also tied Dan Marino’s record with nine 300-yard games in a single season. That included a game in which he threw for 527 passing yards against the Kansas City Chiefs (Dec. 16, 1990), the second-most passing yards ever in a single-game.
The following season–he once again led the league in passing yards with 4,690. He joined Dan Marino and Dan Fouts as the only three quarterbacks at the time to post back-to-back 4,000 yard passing seasons. He also set new NFL records that year with 655 attempts and 404 completions.
Moon left the Houston Oilers in 1993 as the franchise leader in passing touchdowns, passing yards, pass attempts, and pass completions–all records which are still standing today. He also had brief stints with the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and the Kansas City Chiefs, before retiring at the age of 44.
His NFL career numbers are flat out incredible: he completed 3,988 passes for 49,325 yards, while tossing 291 touchdowns. As a runner, he had 1,736 total rushing yards and 22 total touchdowns on the ground.
It’s nice that he was able to offer some words of wisdom on perseverance to the Texas A&M football team on Friday. He’s forever a legend in the game of football and undoubtedly, one of the greatest to ever spin it.