Hal Moe (March 28, 1910 – May 26, 2001) played football at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) and in the NFL before coaching at his alma mater and the University of Portland.
Moe is considered one of the best athletes to come out of Great Falls (MT) High School where he was All-State in football and basketball and a multi-event track and field athlete.
Moe attended OAC , where he played halfback from 1929 to 1932. The Aggies had winning records in all three seasons under coach Paul Schissler. Moe was named All-Coast three times and was a three-time honorable mention All-American. He was known for his toughness as a blocking back and was also a talented boxer who would have one professional bout.
Hal played one season in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, then immediately returned to Corvallis, serving as an assistant coach to Lon Stiner through the Rose Bowl season of 1941. Moe then joined the military and served in the Navy in World War II.
Following the war, Moe returned to Portland in 1946 and became the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Portland, where he remained until 1948, a year before the school ended its football program. He returned to Oregon State again as an assistant football coach, this time under Kip Taylor until 1952. Moe's next act was Beavers head track and field coach from 1952 to 1958. He also taught physical fitness, self-defense and golf. He continued to coach the Beaver golf team after his retirement from campus.
Moe was named to the Oregon State University Hall of Fame in 1990. He is also a member of the Great Falls High School Hall of Fame.