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Coyote Sports Hall of Fame

Josh Moats

Bill Moats

  • Class
    1982
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Moats, who was an all-state and record-setting quarterback (14 school marks) at Sioux Falls Lincoln H.S., helped lead the 1978 Coyote football team to an NCC championship. He was named the NCC MVP for defensive backs while earning All-NCC honors. Moats was selected as a first team defensive back on the Associated Press Little All-American and the Kodak Coaches All-American teams. He also earned selection to the Ray Scott’s Computer All-American team as a punter. A four-year letter winner at South Dakota, he was named to the All-NCC Academic team in 1978. Moats finished the season with seven interceptions while leading USD in punting with a single season school record 77 punts for 3,377 yards and a 43.9 average. When he left USD, Moats owned 10 school records and still ranks third in school history with 15 career interceptions. He owns two of the top eight interceptions totals ever with seven in 1978 and six in 1976. He also holds the all-time record for average yards per punt at 42.2 yards from 1976-78. He tied a school record with three interceptions against Northeast Missouri State in 1978, which earned him NCC Player of the Week honors. Moats placed second in the nation as a junior and first in the nation as a senior in punting. He was drafted in the 12th round by the Green Bay Packers and also received tryouts with San Francisco and New England. Moats earned his undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota in physical therapy in 1982. He later completed a master’s degree in physical therapy from Washington University in St. Louis. Moats now works at an orthopedic and sports clinic in Boise, Idaho.
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