Ed Moeller played football for the University of Oregon, but made his mark on history as a discus thrower who once held the world record.

Moeller played alongside Bill Bowerman as a fullback and then quarterback on squads that were a combined 20-7-2 in 1929-31.

In 1929, Moeller, under the guidance of coach Bill Hayward, won the Pacific Coast Conference title in the discus, then finished second at the NCAA Championships to Pete Rasmus of Ohio State, who set a world record in the event at 159 feet, 1 7/8 inches. During a meet later in the year, Moeller set the record at 160 feet, 7 7/10 inches.

He finished third in the NCAA championships the following two years and his athletic career closed out soon afterward.
Moeller was inducted to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.