Donald Clyde Moses (January 14, 1906 – June 15, 1965) was an

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player. Moses was born in

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in 1906. He attended Los Angeles High School and the

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. He played college football as a fullback for the

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team in 1927 and 1929. He missed the 1928 season with academic problems. He was described as "one of the sweetest players in the wide, wide West . . . of the powerful, crashing type -- spectacular to the nth degree." He left college early and played for the Los Angeles Fire Department football team in 1930 and 1931. He played professional football in the

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(NFL) as a back for the

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. He appeared in three NFL games during the 1933 season. He also played for Ernie Pinkert's All-Stars in 1933. Moses died of an apparent heart attack in 1965 at age 59 while golfing at

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