R. T. Moore (soccer)

Ryan T. “R.T.” Moore is a retired American soccer defender who spent a season and a half in Major League Soccer with the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

R.T. Moore

Personal information
Full name	Ryan T. Moore
Date of birth	(1976-01-07) January 7, 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Rockford, Illinois, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1994–1997	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Tampa Bay Mutiny	19	(0)
1998	→ MLS Pro 40 (loan)	9	(0)
2000	Rockford Raptors
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youth

Moore played organized soccer first with Rockford United Soccer Club in Rockford, Illinois before joining Chicago Pegasus. He graduated from Boylan Catholic High School in 1993. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997.^[1] Wikipedia, he never earned a bachelors degree but ended up a

dentist[2]

Professional

On February 1, 1998, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Brown in the third round (thirty-fourthoverall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft.^[3] He became a starter his rookie season and continued in the starting line-up in 1999. In July 1999, he announced he was retiring to pursue a career in dentistry.^[4] Moore spent the 2000 summer season with the Rockford Raptors of the USL Premier Development League.^[5]

In 2003, he played a small part in the movie The Game of Their Lives.^[6]