Former Jets assistant gets new coaching job ahead of 88th birthday

When longtime NFL offensive coordinator Tom Moore joined the New York Jets’ staff as a 72-year-old remote offensive consultant in 2011, most would have naturally assumed that retirement wasn’t far off.

Instead, Moore is still going strong nearly 15 years later, and he even has a new coaching position.

Moore, a four-time Super Bowl-winning assistant, officially joined the Iowa Hawkeyes as a senior consultant and offensive adviser.

It’s a fitting reunion for Moore, who played quarterback and kicker at Iowa during the 1959 and 1960 seasons.

Former Jets coach Tom Moore lands with Iowa

To give you an idea of how long ago that was, the NFL only had 12 teams in 1959, and the AFL hadn’t launched yet. The Jets, and the AFL as a whole, debuted during Moore’s final college season.

Moore, who turns 88 in November, has seemingly done everything possible, whether it was coaching running backs at the University of Dayton or serving as the New York Stars’ offensive coordinator.

Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of the Stars, who played one season in the World Football League before moving to Charlotte.

Moore is perhaps best known for his 11 seasons as the Colts’ offensive coordinator from 1998 through 2008. Indianapolis drafted Peyton Manning with the top pick in 1998, and he grew into one of the greatest quarterbacks in league history under Moore’s tutelage.

Manning threw a then-record 49 touchdown passes in 2004 and won the Super Bowl two years later. He retired as a two-time champion and the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns leader, a record since broken by Drew Brees and Tom Brady.

Although Moore reportedly planned to retire in 2009, he reversed course and transitioned into a senior offensive coordinator role. He later worked as a consultant for the Titans and Cardinals, spending five seasons with the latter club and former Colts colleague Bruce Arians.

Moore followed Arians to Tampa Bay in 2019, earning a Super Bowl ring during the COVID-impacted 2020 season. Although Arians stepped down in 2022, he joined Moore in a consultant position.

Iowa opens its 2026 season against Northern Illinois on Sept. 5. The Hawkeyes went 9–4 last year and won their first bowl game since 2022, defeating No. 13 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

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