Pounding The Rock · Mar 31, 2022
Happy birthday to Johnny Moore
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty ImagesToday, Spurs legend Johnny Moore turns 65. The University of Texas point guard played with the San Antonio Spurs the entirety of his NBA career save one game with the New Jersey Nets (and only ten minutes at that).
Moore was a beacon of light in an otherwise dark portion of the Spurs franchise. He played in the time between George Gervin and David Robinson when the Spurs had their (previously) only consecutive seasons without a playoff berth.
As old school fans will recall, Moore suffered from “Desert Fever,” a rare and mysterious disease he contracted. The treatment involved administering a drug through a hole drilled into his skull.