Audrey Allen "Sousie" Moore (June 18, 1915 – July 28, 1991) was an

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in the

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(NFL). Moore came out of Texas A&M to join the

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in 1939, playing five games for the Packers, including the winning 1939 NFL championships. At Texas A&M, Moore played the

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tuba, earning him the nickname "Sousie." Moore was drafted to the U.S. Navy in 1940 and stationed on the USS Pennsylvania based in

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, where he met Marie Darrieulat. They were married on January 28, 1940 before the USS Pennsylvania was deployed to the Pacific theater of World War II. After the war, the Moores settled in the Los Angeles, California area and raised three daughters, Lynne, Suzanne and Kathleen.1950 United States Federal Census, Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. iPopulation Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950/i. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.

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1915 births 1991 deaths Green Bay Packers players Texas A&M Aggies football players {{defensive-lineman-1900s-stub