Steve Moore was the head athletics trainer at Tennessee Tech from 1968 through 1985, building the TTU sports medicine program from the ground up and caring for Golden Eagle student-athletes for 17 years. His commitment and professional contributions earned him induction into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

A native of Manchester, N.H., Moore earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in 1962 and added his master’s degree two years later from Indiana University.

During his summers, he was trainer for the Miami Marlins minor league baseball team, and in 1964 he took a post as assistant athletics trainer at IU.

Moore arrived at Tennessee Tech in 1968 to become the university’s first full-time athletics trainer and established the sports medicine program. He developed a training room in the lower level of the newly constructed Tucker Stadium, enlarging a program that had previously just consisted of just a couple of tables – complete with dried blood – for taping and other treatments.

Throughout his career as Tech’s athletic trainer, Moore was a member of state, regional and national organizations and gained recognition from each. He was elected to the Tennessee Athletic Trainer’s Society (TATS) Hall of Fame, and earned a Service Award from the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association. He also served a treasurer of the SEATA.

Moore had numerous articles published in a variety of publications, including the National Athletic Trainers Association Journal.

In 1985, he left his position and worked the next 14 years as an athletic trainer on the private level for Cookeville Sports Medicine & Therapy Center and Centennial Medical Center, where he was Outreach Athletic Trainer.

In addition to his professional career, Moore also lent his care and expertise on the community level. He was a part-time EMT for the Putnam County EMS from 1979 through 1994 and worked as a volunteer fireman. He suffered a stroke in 1998, but refused to let that stop his contributions, organizing the Upper Cumberland Stroke Support Group.

Within the community, he spearheaded the 9-11 “Light Up the Night” memorial in September, 2002, and worked with “Project Unlimited Support” to collect and send supplies to U.S. troops overseas.

Hundred of former Golden Eagle student-athletes can attest to Moore’s dedication and commitment in tirelessly providing them with the best possible care, including the famed “24-Hour Club” whenever he needed to rehab players overnight.