The Citadel Athletics

The F-Company TAC officer who was recruited by Gen. Mark Clark to coach the rifle team, Lt. Col. Moore guided that squad from 1959-62 and led them to unprecedented heights.  The Bulldogs were undefeated in shoulder-to-shoulder competition during those four seasons and regularly defeated teams from Army, Navy and Air Force.  The Bulldogs finished first in the Hearst National Rifle Match, which equated to national championships, in 1959, ’60 and ’61.  Arguably the most successful coach in Citadel history, Moore’s four teams captured Southern Conference and state championships each year and along the way, three shooters – Robert Metsker ’60, David Edgerly ’62 and Keels Dickson ’62 – all earned All-America citations, becoming the first Citadel program to showcase three All-Americans.  Moore, who was active in the Army at the time, was transferred to a tour of duty in Vietnam.