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Oklahoma Sooners Football Hot Links: Former Sooner Derland Moore has passed away

Former Oklahoma Sooners and New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Derland Moore passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the age of 68.

After signing with OU by way of a track and field scholarship, Moore walked onto the football team led by Chuck Fairbanks, and played alongside the legendary Selmon brothers. As a senior in 1972, he was named an All-American, and in the following NFL Draft, New Orleans took him with the 29th overall pick, making him the highest selected player who started his college career as a walk-on.