Editing Joe-Max Moore (section)

==Early life==
Moore was born in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the son of Corey Moore, and Tulsa oil man and business man, Carl Moore. Moore's father also happened to be a part-owner of the [[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2001-06-15-moore.htm | title = Joe-Max Moore back in crucial role for USA | publisher = USA Today | date = June 15, 2001 | access-date = September 14, 2012}}</ref> He moved to [[Irvine, California]] when he was 14, and played boys' soccer at [[Mission Viejo High School]] where he was a four-year starter.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1999/07/04/uswomen_foxboro/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071109194820/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1999/07/04/uswomen_foxboro/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 9, 2007 | title = U.S. women get cheers from afar | publisher = [[CNN Sports Illustrated]] | date = July 4, 1999 | access-date = September 14, 2012 | quote = New England and U.S. international forward Joe-Max Moore said he graduated from Mission Viejo High School in California with U.S. women's star Julie Foudy.}}</ref> Heavily recruited out of high school, he chose to play [[NCAA]] soccer at [[UCLA]].  While at UCLA, he played with future national team teammates [[Brad Friedel]], [[Chris Henderson]] and [[Cobi Jones]].  As a freshman, he scored 11 goals, assisted on ten others and was named to the [[Soccer America Magazine]]'s All-Freshman team.  That year, UCLA won the [[NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament|NCAA championship]], defeating Rutgers in penalty kicks.  As a sophomore, he earned second team [[All-America]]n honors and was a [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first team All-American]] as a junior.  That season, his final year with UCLA, he led the team in scoring.  At the end of his three-year collegiate career, he had scored a total of 38 goals and assisted on 24 others in 65 games.

Moore was inducted into the [[UCLA Bruins#UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame|UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]] on October 11, 2014.