Moe Gardner

Moe Gardner

No. 67
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1968-08-10) August 10, 1968
Place of birth:	Indianapolis, Indiana
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Career information
High school:	Cathedral High School
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	1991 / Round: 4 / Pick: 87
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1991–1996)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1989, 1990) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (1989, 1990)
Career NFL statistics as of 1996
Games played: 90 Games started: 84 Tackles: 420 Sacks: 10.0 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 2 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Morris "Moe" Gardner, Jr. (born August 10, 1968) is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Atlanta Falcons (1991–1996). Moe Gardner graduated from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he went on to become a two-time consensus All-American in 1989 and 1990. He was selected as the only active player named to Illinois' All-Century team in 1990 and ranks second in school history in career tackles for loss. He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year earning the honor in both 1989 and 1990. He was also named as a finalist for both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award. Gardner was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991. 1993 is arguably considered to be his strongest season. That year, he recorded 128 tackles leading the Falcons’ defensive linemen and finishing second overall on the team.