Sio Moore (Football) – Snorsio “Sio” Moore is a 2008 graduate of Apex High School. He is the only Apex High School graduate to play in the NFL. Sio Moore was born in Liberia in West Africa, and moved to West Haven, Connecticut when he was a child. He moved to Apex prior to his sophomore year of high school. At Apex High School, he was a letterman in football and track. He played football as a linebacker, running back and fullback. He was the school’s “2007 Special Teams Player of the Year” and the “2007 Apex Hit Man” award winner. He earned All-area and All-Tri Seven Football League honors as a fullback and linebacker as a senior. Moore was ranked No. 50 among the nation’s weak-side linebackers and he signed his national letter of intent to attend Connecticut.
After leaving Apex, Sio had an outstanding career at UConn where he graduated with a degree in Political Science. Sio played for the Connecticut Huskies football team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he totaled 274 tackles, 16 quarterback sacks and four interceptions. During his sophomore season he was a two-time “BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week” and he was the second leading tackler on the team with 110 stops while also being second on the team with 11.5 tackles for a loss. During his junior season he was 21st in the country in tackles for a loss with 1.33 per game and was second in the BIG EAST. Prior to his senior season named to the Butkus Award and Lombardi Award watch lists. During his senior season he was honored as an “All-BIG EAST First Team” selection. That season he was first on the team with 15.5 tackles for loss. Following his senior season in 2012, he was a “First-Team All-Big East Conference” selection and was invited to play in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.
In 2013 he was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans. Sio appeared in 46 career NFL games (starting 29). He had 209 career tackles (157 solo), 7.5 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles during his NFL career.
More importantly than his outstanding football exploits, Sio has always believed in giving back to the community through civic programs and camps. He started the “Reach for Moore Foundation” and had a “Reach for Moore” kids camp locally for hundreds of area youth. He has also been part of the “Honor Roll Initiative” in Houston which is an anti-bullying program. After having a positive career in the NFL, he is now living in Texas and raising his son. Sio is beloved at Apex High School by the faculty who taught him and worked with him. He overcame a lot of setbacks and problems and worked to become a successful young man during his time at Apex and has now worked to be a positive example to others.
