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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1956)}}
{{For|the Australian footballer|Warren Moon (soccer)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Warren Moon
| image         = Warren Moon Press Conference Oilers Tribute Week 4-45 screenshot 2021 (cropped).png
| alt           =
| caption       = Moon in 2021
| number        = 1
| position      = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1956|11|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lb     = 221
| high_school   = [[Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, California)|Alexander Hamilton]] <br> (Los Angeles, California)
| college       = [[West Los Angeles Wildcats football|West Los Angeles]] (1974) <br> [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] (1975–1977)
| undraftedyear = 1978
| pastteams     =
* [[Edmonton Eskimos]] ({{CFL Year|1978|1983}})
* [[Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1984|1993}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})
| highlights    =
* 5× [[List of Grey Cup champions|Grey Cup champion]] ([[66th Grey Cup|1978]]–[[70th Grey Cup|1982]])
* 2× [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player|Grey Cup MVP]] (1980, 1982)
* [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award|CFL Most Outstanding Player]] (1983)
* [[NFL Offensive Player of the Year]] (1990)
* [[NFL Man of the Year]] (1989)
* [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]] (1983)
* Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1990 All-Pro Team|1990]])
* [[CFL All-Star Game|CFL All-Star]] ([[1983 CFL season#1983 CFL All-Stars|1983]])
* 9× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1989 Pro Bowl|1988]]–[[1996 Pro Bowl|1995]], [[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]])
* CFL Western All-Star ([[1983 CFL season#1983 Western All-Stars|1983]])
* 2× [[List of NFL annual passing yards leaders|NFL passing yards leader]] (1990, 1991)
* 2× [[List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders#Passing yards|CFL passing yards leader]] (1982, 1983)
* [[List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders|NFL passing touchdowns leader]] (1990)
* 3× [[List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders#Passing touchdowns|CFL passing touchdowns leader]] (1979, 1982, 1983)
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1984|1984]])
* [[Tennessee Titans#Titans Ring of Honor|Titans/Oilers Ring of Honor]]
* [[Tennessee Titans#Retired numbers|Tennessee Titans No. 1]] retired
* [[Edmonton Eskimos#Wall of Honour|Edmonton Elks Wall of Honour]]
* [[Bart Starr Award]] (1994)
* [[Pac-12 Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|Pac-8 Co-Player of the Year]] (1977)
* [[Texas Sports Hall of Fame]]
| statlabel1    = Passing attempts
| statvalue1    = 6,823
| statlabel2    = Passing completions
| statvalue2    = 3,988
| statlabel3    = Completion percentage
| statvalue3    = 58.4%
| statlabel4    = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4    = 291–233
| statlabel5    = Passing yards
| statvalue5    = 49,325
| statlabel6    = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6    = 80.9
| statlabel7    = Rushing yards
| statvalue7    = 1,736
| statlabel8    = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8    = 22
| cflstatlabel1 = Passing attempts
| cflstatvalue1 = 2,382
| cflstatlabel2 = Passing completions
| cflstatvalue2 = 1,369
| cflstatlabel3 = Completion percentage
| cflstatvalue3 = 57.5%
| cflstatlabel4 = TD–INT
| cflstatvalue4 = 144–77
| cflstatlabel5 = Passing yards
| cflstatvalue5 = 21,228
| pfr           = MoonWa00
| HOF           = warren-moon
| CFHOF         = warren-moon
}}

'''Harold Warren Moon''' (born November 18, 1956) is an American former professional [[Gridiron football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] for 23 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He spent most of his career with the NFL's [[Houston Oilers]] and the CFL's [[Edmonton Elks|Edmonton Eskimos]]. Moon also played in the NFL for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Seattle Seahawks]], and [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. He is considered one of the greatest undrafted players in NFL history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Jake |date=April 26, 2022 |title=Top 10 Undrafted NFL Players the Past 25 Years, and Top 10 Undrafted Players from Cal |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/top-10-undrafted-nfl-players |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521112837/https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/top-10-undrafted-nfl-players |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=May |first=Jeffrey |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Who were the best undrafted players in NFL history? |url=https://en.as.com/nfl/who-were-the-best-undrafted-players-in-nfl-history-n/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527002616/https://en.as.com/nfl/who-were-the-best-undrafted-players-in-nfl-history-n/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=Diario AS |language=en}}</ref>

Moon played [[college football]] for the [[Washington Huskies football|Washington Huskies]]. He began his professional career with the Eskimos in 1978 after not generating interest from NFL teams. His success during his six CFL seasons, five of which ended in [[Grey Cup]] victories, resulted in him being signed by the Oilers in 1984.<ref name="moagtt">{{Cite news |date=February 5, 1984 |title=Moon and Oilers agree to terms |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZZIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1646%2C2529872 |work=Spokesman-Review|via=Google News |location=(Spokane, Washington) |page=D4}}</ref> During his 17 NFL seasons, Moon was named [[NFL Offensive Player of the Year|Offensive Player of the Year]] in 1990 after leading the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He led the NFL in passing yards twice, while also receiving nine [[Pro Bowl]] selections. Moon spent 10 seasons with the Oilers, whom he led to seven playoff appearances, and made an eighth postseason run with the Vikings before retiring in 2000.

At the time of his retirement, Moon held several all-time professional gridiron football [[List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics|passing records]]. Although relatively unsuccessful in the NFL postseason, his five consecutive Grey Cups from 1978 to 1982 remain a CFL record, and Moon was named [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player|Grey Cup MVP]] twice. He was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2006, becoming the first African-American quarterback and the first undrafted quarterback to receive the honor. Moon is also the only player inducted to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]].

==Early life==
Born on November 18, 1956, in [[Los Angeles]], Moon was the middle child amongst six sisters. His father, Harold, was a [[laborer]] and died of liver disease when Moon was seven years old. His mother, Pat, was a [[nurse]], and Warren learned to cook, sew, iron, and housekeep to help take care of the family. Early on, Moon decided that he could play only one sport in high school because he had to work the rest of the year to help the family. Moon chose to play football as a quarterback since he found that he could throw a football longer, harder, and straighter than anyone he knew.<ref name="black contemporary">{{cite journal |year=2006 |title=Warren Moon |journal=Contemporary Black Biography |publisher=The Gale Group, Inc |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/warren-moon |access-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Plaschke |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Plaschke |date=July 30, 2006 |title=Moon Made His Position Clear From Start |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-30-sp-plaschke30-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060730/moon30/the-man-that-is-moon |title=The man that is Moon |last=Bishop |first=Greg |date=July 30, 2006 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1D91239F932A15753C1A966958260 |title=Moon: He Wears No. 1, And He's Playing Like It |last=George |first=Thomas |date=October 21, 1990 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=2179 |title=Warren Moon's enshrinement speech transcript |date=August 5, 2006 |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>

Moon enrolled at [[Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, California)|Alexander Hamilton High School]], using the address of one of his mother's friends to gain the advantages of a better academic and athletic reputation than his neighborhood high school could offer. Moon had little playing time until his junior year, when he took over as varsity starting quarterback. In Moon's senior season in 1973, the football team reached the city playoffs and Moon was named to the all-city team.<ref name="black contemporary" />

==College career==
Moon attended two-year [[West Los Angeles College]] and was a record-setting quarterback as a freshman in 1974, but only a handful of four-year colleges showed interest in signing him. However, offensive coordinator [[Dick Scesniak]] of the [[1975 Washington Huskies football team|University of Washington]] in [[Seattle]], was eager to sign the rifle-armed Moon. Adamant to play quarterback, Moon considered himself to be perhaps a slightly above-average athlete who lacked either the size, speed, or strength to play other positions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nflcflfutures.com/NFLCFLFuturesNews03/0911.html |title=How Warren Moon Improved His Athleticism In High School |access-date=January 19, 2007 |archive-date=November 25, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125194323/http://www.nflcflfutures.com/NFLCFLFuturesNews03/0911.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Under new head coach [[Don James (American football)|Don James]], Washington was {{nowrap|11–11}} in Moon's [[1975 Washington Huskies football team|first]] [[1976 Washington Huskies football team|two seasons]] as a starter, but as a senior in [[1977 Washington Huskies football team|1977]], he led the Huskies to the [[List of Pac-12 Conference football champions|Pac-8]] title and a 27–20 upset win in the [[1978 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] over [[1977 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]].<ref name=jreswa>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n_YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C1125708 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Jackson rescues Washington |date=January 3, 1978 |page=19}}</ref><ref name=rgros>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q8YUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6858%2C593481 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskies go from rags to roses |date=January 3, 1978 |page=1C}}</ref> Moon was named the game's [[Most Valuable Player]] on the strength of two short [[touchdown]] runs and a third-quarter 28-yard touchdown pass to [[wide receiver]] Robert "Spider" Gaines.<ref name=bogmbl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vw0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6612%2C1172041 |work=Milwaukee Journal |last=Dodds |first=Tracy |title=Bo's rare gamble backfires in Rose Bowl |date=January 3, 1978 |page=8, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="6"| Passing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Int
|-
! [[1974 NCAA Division I football season|1974]] !! [[West Los Angeles College|West Los Angeles]]
| N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
! [[1975 NCAA Division I football season|1975]] !! [[1975 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| 48 || 122 || 39.3 || 587 || 2 || 2
|-
! [[1976 NCAA Division I football season|1976]] !! [[1976 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| 81 || 175 || 41.7 || 1,106 || 6 || 8
|-
! [[1977 NCAA Division I football season|1977]] !! [[1977 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| 125 || 223 || 56.3 || 1,772 || 12 || 9
|-
! colspan="2"| Total || 254 || 520 || 49.8 || 3,465 || 20 || 19
|}

==Professional career==
Despite his collegiate success, Moon was led to believe he would only be a late-round NFL pick and was fearful that would lead to a limited opportunity to make it in the NFL.

===Edmonton Eskimos===
Six weeks before the [[1978 NFL draft|NFL draft]], Moon signed with the [[1978 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]].<ref name="f426">{{cite web | title=Moon landing: Legendary QB signed with Esks 42 years ago | website=CFL.ca | date=April 13, 2020 | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/04/13/moon-landing-legendary-qb-signed-esks-42-years-ago/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> He and [[Tom Wilkinson (Canadian football)|Tom Wilkinson]] shared signal-calling duties from 1978 to 1981, winning four consecutive Grey Cups during this span.<ref name="CFL">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=62 |title=CFL Legends >> Warren Moon |access-date=January 22, 2007}}</ref>

Moon became Edmonton's No. 1 quarterback midway through the [[1980 Edmonton Eskimos season|1980 season]]. That year, the team won their [[68th Grey Cup|third consecutive Grey Cup]], and Moon won his first [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player|Grey Cup Offensive MVP]] award as Edmonton defeated Hamilton 48–10.<ref name="b133">{{cite web | last=Tucker | first=David | title=Warren Moon, embarrassing the best defense in the league, threw three touchdown passes and ran circles around the blitz Sunday to give the Edmonton Eskimos a 48-10 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and their third consecutive Grey Cup. | website=UPI | date=November 23, 1980 | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/23/Warren-Moon-embarrassing-the-best-defense-in-the-league/2065343803600/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref>

In [[1981 Edmonton Eskimos season|1981]], Moon started his first year as Edmonton's No. 1 quarterback with Wilkinson, who would retire after the season, as the team's No. 2 quarterback. Moon was moved to the reserve list for Edmonton's game against Ottawa on October 12. During the Grey Cup, Moon was struggling, and Edmonton was trailing Ottawa 20–0 in the second quarter. At this time, Moon was replaced by Wilkinson. Moon returned in the second half and directed drives for three touchdowns and the game winning field goal with three seconds remaining in the game. Edmonton defeated Ottawa 26–23 to win a CFL record [[69th Grey Cup|fourth consecutive Grey Cup]].

In [[1982 Edmonton Eskimos season|1982]], Moon became the first professional quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a season by reaching exactly 5,000 yards. He passed for 36 touchdowns, which set an Edmonton record, and was third in a single season in CFL history. Edmonton would recover from a 3–5 start to finish the regular season 11–5, and first place in the West Division for the sixth consecutive season. The team qualified for the Grey Cup for the sixth consecutive season and won the [[70th Grey Cup|Grey Cup for the fifth consecutive year]]. Moon was named the Grey Cup Offensive MVP for the second time in his career.

In his final CFL season, [[1983 Edmonton Eskimos season|1983]], Moon threw for league-records in pass completions (380), attempts (664), and yards (5,648), records which have since been broken. On October 15 against Montreal, Moon set an Edmonton record by passing for 555 yards, which was third in a single game in CFL history. Moon was nominated as the West All-Star quarterback, and won the [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]], which is awarded to the Most Outstanding Player in the West Division. He was then nominated as the CFL All-Star quarterback, and won the [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award]]. However, the season was not as successful for the Eskimos as they finished with an 8–8 record. Having barely made the playoffs (which they would have missed altogether if not for a loss by the [[Calgary Stampeders]] to the last place [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] in the last week of the regular season), Moon's Eskimos were throttled in Winnipeg by the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Blue Bombers]] in the West semi-final.

In his six years in the CFL, Moon amassed 1,369 completions on 2,382 attempts (57.4 completion percentage) for 21,228 yards and 144 touchdown passes. He also led his team to victory in nine of 10 postseason games. Moon was inducted into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2001 and the Eskimos' [[Edmonton Eskimos#Wall of Honour|Wall of Honour]]. In 2006, he was ranked fifth on a list of the [[TSN Top 50 CFL Players|greatest 50 CFL players]] presented by Canadian sports network [[The Sports Network|TSN]].

===Houston Oilers===
[[File:Warren Moon and Mike Rozier 1987.jpg|thumb|250px|Moon (left) playing with teammate [[Mike Rozier]] for the Houston Oilers in 1987]]
Moon's decision to enter the NFL touched off a bidding war for his services, won by the [[1984 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]], led by [[Hugh Campbell]], his head coach for his first five seasons in Edmonton.<ref name=moagtt/> [[Gifford Nielsen]]—the starting quarterback in 1983—retired after Moon joined the team, stating that Moon becoming the starter was inevitable.<ref name="blackburn19840515">{{Cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/15/Quarterback-Gifford-Nielsen-a-six-year-veteran-with-the-Houston/8506453441600/ |title=Quarterback Gifford Nielsen, a six-year veteran with the Houston... |last=Blackburn |first=Jess |date=May 15, 1984 |work=UPI |access-date=September 17, 2018 |agency=UPI |language=en}}</ref> Moon had a difficult adjustment period, but threw for a franchise-record 3,338 yards in his first season in [[1984 Houston Oilers season|1984]], but Campbell was just {{nowrap|{{winning percentage|8|22|record=y}}}} at the helm and did not finish the [[1985 Houston Oilers season|1985]] season.<ref name=scapofc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eccSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6581%2C1629843 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Oilers fire Campbell as |date=December 9, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref> When new head coach [[Jerry Glanville]] found ways to best use Moon's strong arm in [[1986 Houston Oilers season|1986]], the team began having success. In the strike-marred [[1987 Houston Oilers season|1987]] season,<!-- shortened by a players' strike that eliminated the third week of the regular NFL season,--> the Oilers posted a {{nowrap|9–6}} record, their first winning season since [[1980 Houston Oilers season|1980]]. In his first postseason game in the NFL, Moon passed for 237 yards and a touchdown in the Oilers' 23–20 overtime victory over the [[1987 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] in the [[1987–88 NFL playoffs#Wild Card playoffs|wildcard round]] of the [[1987–88 NFL playoffs|playoffs]].

Prior to the [[1989 Houston Oilers season|1989]] season, Moon signed a five-year, $10-million contract extension, which made him the highest-paid player in the NFL at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2D6113AF93BA35757C0A96F948260 |title=Moon Says New Pact Is Richest in N.F.L. |access-date=January 19, 2007 |newspaper=New York Times |date=April 8, 1989}}</ref> In [[1990 Houston Oilers season|1990]], Moon led the league with 4,689 passing yards. He also led the league in attempts (584), completions (362), and touchdowns (33), and tied [[Dan Marino]]'s record with nine 300-yard games in a season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/passing.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> That included throwing for 527 yards against Kansas City on December 16, 1990, the second-most passing yards ever in a single game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs - December 16th, 1990 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199012160kan.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Passing Yards Single Game Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_single_game.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The following year, he again led the league in passing yards, with 4,690.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/passing.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> At the same time, he joined Marino and [[Dan Fouts]] as the only quarterbacks to post back-to-back 4,000-yard seasons. Moon also established new NFL records that season with 655 attempts and 404 completions.

In [[1992 Houston Oilers season|1992]], Moon played only 11 games due to injuries, but the Oilers still managed to achieve a 10–6 record, including a victory over the [[1992 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], in the final game of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Houston Oilers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1992.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> A week later, the Oilers traveled to Buffalo to face the Bills again in the first round of the AFC playoffs. Aided by Moon's 222 passing yards and four touchdowns in the first half, Houston built up a 28–3 halftime lead and increased it to 35–3 when Buffalo quarterback [[Frank Reich]]'s first pass of the third quarter was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. The Bills stormed back with five unanswered second-half touchdowns to take a 38–35 lead with time running out in the final period. Moon managed to lead the Oilers on a last-second field goal drive to tie the game at 38 and force overtime, but threw an interception in the extra period that set up Buffalo kicker [[Steve Christie]]'s game-winning field goal. The Bills' rally from a 32-point deficit<ref>{{cite news |title=Bills and Eagles Turn Mountains Into Molehill; Buffalo Erases 32-Point Deficit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/04/sports/pro-football-bills-eagles-turn-mountains-into-molehill-buffalo-erases-32-point.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=January 4, 1993 |access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> was the largest comeback victory in NFL history at the time and became known in NFL lore simply as [[The Comeback (American football)|the Comeback]]. Moon finished the game with 36 completions for 371 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. His 36 completions were an NFL postseason record.

The [[1993 Houston Oilers season|1993]] season was the Oilers' best with Moon but was his last with the team. Despite a drama-filled 1–4 start and early struggles from Moon, Houston went 12–4 and won the [[AFC Central]] division crown but lost to [[Joe Montana]] and the [[1993 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] 28–20 in the divisional round of the [[1993–94 NFL playoffs|playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 Houston Oilers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1993.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Houston '93 |series=A Football Life |series-link=A Football Life |network=NFL Network |date=December 10, 2013 |season=3 |number=15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers - January 16th, 1994 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401160oti.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Moon set a franchise record with Houston for wins with 70, which stood until [[Steve McNair]] broke it in 2004, long after the team had become the [[Tennessee Titans]]. Moon also left the Oilers as the franchise leader in passing touchdowns, passing yards, pass attempts, and pass completions, all of which still stand today.{{cn|date=May 2025}}{{when|date=May 2025}}

===Minnesota Vikings===
On April 14, 1994, Moon was traded to the [[1994 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] for a 1994 fourth round pick and a 1995 third round pick; he signed a two-year deal with the Vikings.<ref>{{cite news | agency=Associated Press| title=VIKINGS CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH MOON | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=April 14, 1994 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/04/14/vikings-close-to-a-deal-with-moon/50a9e451-5c19-40f0-980a-0b5b094e8188/ | access-date=May 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/15/sports/sports-people-football-vikes-have-themselves-a-quarterback-in-moon.html | title=SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL; Vikes Have Themselves a Quarterback in Moon | work=The New York Times | date=April 15, 1994 }}</ref>

Moon passed for over 4,200 yards in each of his first two seasons. The Vikings signed him to a three-year contract extension in 1996. However, Moon would miss half of the [[1996 Minnesota Vikings season|1996]] season with a broken [[collarbone]].<ref name="t636">{{cite web | last=Litsky | first=Frank | title=PRO FOOTBALL; Vikings Near On a Deal To Acquire Oilers' Moon | website=The New York Times | date=April 14, 1994 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/14/sports/pro-football-vikings-near-on-a-deal-to-acquire-oilers-moon.html | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="h696">{{cite web | last=Tomasson | first=Chris | title=Warren Moon wishes he could have had more time with Vikings | website=Twin Cities | date=December 1, 2015 | url=https://www.twincities.com/2015/12/01/warren-moon-wishes-he-could-have-had-more-time-with-vikings/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/02/22/Vikings-release-Warren-Moon/3341856587600/ | title=Vikings release Warren Moon - UPI Archives }}</ref>

The Vikings' starting quarterback job was given to [[Brad Johnson (American football)|Brad Johnson]] and Moon was released after he refused to take a $3.8 million pay cut to serve as Johnson's backup.<ref name="e966">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Vikings Release Moon | website=The New York Times | date=February 22, 1997 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/22/sports/vikings-release-moon.html | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref>

===Seattle Seahawks===
Moon signed with the [[1997 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] as a free agent in [[1997 Seattle Seahawks season|1997]], made the [[1998 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]], and was named Pro Bowl MVP.<ref name="w738">{{cite web | title=On this date: Warren Moon finally signs with Seahawks | website=Seahawks.com| date=March 7, 2016 | url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/on-this-date-warren-moon-finally-signs-with-seahawks-153191 | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> He played for them for two seasons.

===Kansas City Chiefs===
Moon signed as a free agent with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] as a backup in [[1999 Kansas City Chiefs season|1999]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 1999 |title=Moon Joins Chiefs |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E3D9153DF934A15757C0A96F958260&sec=&spon= |access-date=January 19, 2007 |website=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He played in only three games in two years with the Chiefs and announced his retirement at age 44 on January 25, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warren Moon 1999 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00/gamelog/1999/ |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Warren Moon 2000 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00/gamelog/2000/ |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="n210">{{cite web | title=Warren Moon makes retirement official | website=Brainerd Dispatch | date=January 26, 2001 | url=https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/warren-moon-makes-retirement-official | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> Moon's 291st and final touchdown pass was an eight-yard pass to [[Troy Drayton]] against the [[2000 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] on October 22, 2000, a game in which the Chiefs defeated the [[Super Bowl XXXIV|defending champs]] 54–34.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200010220kan.htm|title=St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs - October 22nd, 2000|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

===Legacy===
[[File:Halo3LaunchInSeattle WarrenMoon.jpg|thumb|right|Moon in 2007]]
Combining his NFL and CFL stats, Moon's numbers are nearly unmatched in professional football annals:{{cn|date=May 2025}} 5,357 completions in 9,205 attempts for 70,553 yards and 435 touchdowns.{{cn|date=May 2025}} Even if his Canadian Football League statistics are discounted, Moon's NFL career numbers are still exceptional: 3,988 completions for 49,325 yards and 291 touchdowns to go along with 1,736 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_single_season.htm|title=NFL Passing Yards Single-Season Leaders|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>{{additional citation needed|listed citation only covers the yardage total|date=May 2025}} Moon also held individual NFL lifetime records for most fumbles recovered (56) and most fumbles made (162), but this was surpassed by [[Brett Favre]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/fumbles |title=History |work=Nfl.com |access-date=October 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410121416/https://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/fumbles |archive-date=April 10, 2010}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2025}} Moon was in the top five all-time when he retired for passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass attempts, and pass completions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/|title=NFL Leaders, Football Records, NFL Leaderboards|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2025}}

Moon was named to nine [[Pro Bowl]]s (1988–1995, 1997).{{cn|date=May 2025}} He worked as a [[List of Seattle Seahawks broadcasters|broadcaster]] for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] on both TV and radio until 2017.{{cn|date=May 2025}} Moon was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2006, becoming both the first [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] player, first undrafted quarterback, and first African-American quarterback honored; he was elected in his first year of eligibility.{{cn|date=May 2025}} The [[Tennessee Titans]] retired Moon's number at halftime on October 1, 2006, in a game against the [[2006 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Retired Jersey Numbers |url=http://www.titansonline.com/team/history/retired_jersey_numbers.html |website=Tennessee Titans Official Website |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708233315/http://www.titansonline.com/team/history/retired_jersey_numbers.html |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won his first Super Bowl ring in 2014 as a broadcaster for the Seahawks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HWarrenMoon1/photos/a.360391354007492/764730766906880/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/130853760294587/764730766906880 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Warren Moon|website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Warren Moon on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/wmoon1/status/493970689062215681 |website=Twitter |access-date=January 27, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> On April 25, 2025, Moon un-retired his No.1 Titans jersey to allow quarterback and [[List of first overall NFL draft picks|first overall pick]] in the [[2025 NFL draft]], [[Cam Ward (American football)|Cam Ward]], to wear it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oilers Legend Warren Moon Gives New Titans QB Cam Ward Permission to Wear His Previously Retired No.1 Jersey|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/oilers-legend-warren-moon-gives-new-titans-qb-cam-ward-permission-to-wear-his-previously-retired-no-1-jersey|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=tennesseetitans.com|date=April 25, 2025|access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref>

==Post-NFL career==
Moon mentored [[Cam Newton]], the first overall pick of the [[2011 NFL draft]], alluding to their common experiences as prominent African-American quarterbacks.<ref name="d215">{{cite web | last=Davis | first=Nate| title=Is criticism of Cam Newton racially motivated? Warren Moon thinks so | website=USA TODAY | date=October 24, 2012 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/24/cam-newton-warren-moon-race-black-quarterback-carolina-panthers/1655143/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="r491">{{cite web | last=Keown | first=Tim | title=From The Mag: How Newton's joy made (great) football fun | website=ESPN.com | date=January 13, 2016 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14559236/carolina-panthers-quarterback-cam-newton-unlike-qb-nfl | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="x847">{{Cite web |last=Garafolo |first=Mike |date=February 1, 2016 |title=Is race really a factor in how Cam Newton is perceived? |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/is-race-really-a-factor-in-how-cam-newton-is-perceived |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=FOX Sports}}</ref> In December 2017, Moon was suspended indefinitely from his sportscaster position after being sued for sexual harassment.<ref name="u977">{{cite web | last=Whitlock | first=Craig | title=Seahawks broadcaster and former Husky star Warren Moon sued for sexual harassment | website=The Seattle Times | date=December 6, 2017 | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-broadcaster-and-former-husky-star-warren-moon-sued-for-sexual-harassment/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===CFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! [[1978 CFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| 15 || — || 89 || 173 || 51.4 || 1,112 || 6.4 || 5 || 7 || 64.5 || 30 || 114 || 3.8 || 1
|-
! [[1979 CFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| '''16''' || — || 149 || 274 || 54.4 || 2,382 || 8.7 || 20 || 12 || 89.7 || 56 || 156 || 2.7 || 2
|-
! [[1980 CFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| '''16''' || — || 181 || 331 || 54.7 || 3,127 || 9.4 || 25 || 11 || 98.3 || 55 || 352 || '''6.4''' || 1
|-
! [[1981 CFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| 15 || — || 237 || 378 || '''62.7''' || 3,959 || '''10.5''' || 27 || 12 || '''108.6''' || 50 || 298 || 6.0 || 3
|-
! [[1982 CFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 333 || 562 || 59.2 || 5,000 || 8.9 || '''36''' || 16 || 98.0 || 54 || 259 || 4.8 || '''4'''
|-
! [[1983 CFL season|1983]] !! [[1983 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''380''' || '''664''' || 57.2 || '''5,648''' || 8.5 || 31 || '''19''' || 88.9 || '''95''' || '''527''' || 6.2 || 3
|-
! colspan="2"| CFL Career || 94 || 32 || 1,369 || 2,382 || 57.5 || 21,228 || 8.9 || 144 || 77 || 93.8 || 340 || 1,706 || 5.0 || 14
|}

===NFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ffd700; width:3em;"|
| AP [[NFL Offensive Player of the Year]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 3–13 || 259 || 450 || 57.6 || 3,338 || 7.4 || 12 || 14 || 76.9 || 58 || 211 || 3.6 || 1
|-
! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] !! [[1985 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 14 || 14 || 4–10 || 200 || 377 || 53.1 || 2,709 || 7.2 || 15 || 19 || 68.5 || 39 || 130 || 3.3 || 0
|-
! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] !! [[1986 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 15 || 15 || 5–10 || 256 || 488 || 52.5 || 3,489 || 7.1 || 13 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''26''' || 62.3 || 42 || 157 || 3.7 || 2
|-
! [[1987 NFL season|1987]] !! [[1987 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 12 || 12 || 7–5 || 184 || 368 || 50.0 || 2,806 || 7.6 || 21 || 18 || 74.2 || 34 || 112 || 3.3 || 3
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] !! [[1988 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 11 || 11 || 7–4 || 160 || 294 || 54.4 || 2,327 || 7.9 || 17 || 8 || 88.4 || 33 || 88 || 3.6 || '''5'''
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] !! [[1989 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 9–7 || 280 || 464 || 60.3 || 3,631 || 7.8 || 23 || 14 || 88.9 || '''70''' || '''268''' || 3.8 || 4
|-
! style="background:#ffd700; width:3em;"|[[1990 NFL season|1990]] !! [[1990 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 15 || 15 || 8–7 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 362 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 584 || 62.0 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 4,689 || '''8.0''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''33''' || 13 || '''96.8''' || 55 || 215 || 3.9 || 2
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] !! [[1991 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''11–5''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''404''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''655''' || 61.7 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''4,690''' || 7.2 || 23 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 21 || 81.7 || 33 || 68 || 2.1 || 2
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] !! [[1992 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 11 || 10 || 6–4 || 224 || 346 || '''64.7''' || 2,521 || 7.3 || 18 || 12 || 89.3 || 27 || 147 || '''5.4''' || 1
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 15 || 14 || 10–4 || 303 || 520 || 58.3 || 3,485 || 6.7 || 21 || 21 || 75.2 || 48 || 145 || 3.0 || 1
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 15 || 15 || 9–6 || 371 || 601 || 61.7 || 4,264 || 7.1 || 18 || 19 || 79.9 || 27 || 55 || 2.0 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 8–8 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 377 || 606 || 62.2 || 4,228 || 7.0 || '''33''' || 14 || 91.5 || 33 || 82 || 2.5 || 0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 8 || 8 || 4–4 || 134 || 247 || 54.3 || 1,610 || 6.5 || 7 || 9 || 68.7 || 9 || 6 || 0.7 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 15 || 14 || 7–7 || 313 || 528 || 59.3 || 3,678 || 7.0 || 25 || 16 || 83.7 || 17 || 40 || 2.4 || 1
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 10 || 10 || 4–6 || 145 || 258 || 56.2 || 1,632 || 6.3 || 11 || 8 || 76.6 || 16 || 10 || 0.6 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 1 || 0 || — || 1 || 3 || 33.3 || 20 || 6.7 || 0 || 0 || 57.6 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 2 || 1 || 0–1 || 15 || 34 || 44.1 || 208 || 6.1 || 1 || 1 || 61.9 || 1 || 2 || 2.0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00.htm NFL Career] || 208 || 203 || 102−101 || 3,988 || 6,823 || 58.4 || 49,325 || 7.2 || 291 || 233 || 80.9 || 543 || 1,736 || 3.2 || 22
|}

====Postseason====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! [[1987 NFL season|1987]] !! [[1987 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''2''' || '''2''' || '''1–1''' || 45 || 75 || 60.0 || 537 || 7.2 || 2 || 3 || 74.1 || 9 || 13 || 1.4 || 0
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] !! [[1988 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''2''' || '''2''' || '''1–1''' || 33 || 59 || 55.9 || 453 || 7.7 || 1 || '''4''' || 58.1 || '''11''' || '''27''' || 2.5 || 0
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] !! [[1989 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 29 || 48 || 60.4 || 315 || 6.6 || 2 || 0 || 93.7 || 3 || 12 || 4.0 || 0
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] !! [[1990 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 0 || 0 || — || colspan="12" |{{abbr|DNP|Did not play}}
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] !! [[1991 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''2''' || '''2''' || '''1–1''' || '''55''' || '''76''' || 72.4 || '''596''' || '''7.8''' || '''5''' || 2 || '''106.0''' || 5 || 24 || 4.8 || 0
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] !! [[1992 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 36 || 50 || 72.0 || 371 || 7.4 || 4 || 2 || 103.0 || 2 || 7 || 3.5 || 0
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 32 || 43 || '''74.4''' || 306 || 7.1 || 1 || 1 || 91.8 || 3 || 22 || '''7.3''' || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 29 || 52 || 55.8 || 292 || 5.6 || 2 || 2 || 68.7 || 2 || 9 || 4.5 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00/gamelog/post/ NFL Career] || 10 || 10 || 3–7 || 259 || 403 || 64.3 || 2,870 || 7.1 || 17 || 14 || 84.9 || 35 || 114 || 3.3 || 0
|}

===Franchise records===
Moon remains statistically one of the best players ever for the Oilers/Titans franchise. {{As of|2019}}'s NFL off-season, Moon still held at least 37 Titans franchise records, including:
* Most Completions (career): 2,632<ref name="FranC">{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Titans Career Passing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/career-passing.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most Completions (season): 404 (1991)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Titans Single-Season Passing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/single-season-passing.htm |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most Completions (game): 41 (1991-11-10 DAL)
* Most Completions (playoff career): 230
* Most Completions (playoff game): 36 (1993-01-03 @BUF)
* Most Completions (rookie season): 259 (1984)<ref name="FranRookSzn">{{cite web |title=Oilers/Titans Rookie Passing Records |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&year_min=1920&year_max=2018&season_start=1&season_end=1&team_id=oti&pos%5B%5D=qb&pos%5B%5D=rb&pos%5B%5D=wr&pos%5B%5D=te&pos%5B%5D=e&pos%5B%5D=t&pos%5B%5D=g&pos%5B%5D=c&pos%5B%5D=ol&pos%5B%5D=dt&pos%5B%5D=de&pos%5B%5D=dl&pos%5B%5D=ilb&pos%5B%5D=olb&pos%5B%5D=lb&pos%5B%5D=cb&pos%5B%5D=s&pos%5B%5D=db&pos%5B%5D=k&pos%5B%5D=p&draft_year_min=1936&draft_year_max=2018&draft_slot_min=1&draft_slot_max=500&draft_pick_in_round=pick_overall&conference=any&draft_pos%5B%5D=qb&draft_pos%5B%5D=rb&draft_pos%5B%5D=wr&draft_pos%5B%5D=te&draft_pos%5B%5D=e&draft_pos%5B%5D=t&draft_pos%5B%5D=g&draft_pos%5B%5D=c&draft_pos%5B%5D=ol&draft_pos%5B%5D=dt&draft_pos%5B%5D=de&draft_pos%5B%5D=dl&draft_pos%5B%5D=ilb&draft_pos%5B%5D=olb&draft_pos%5B%5D=lb&draft_pos%5B%5D=cb&draft_pos%5B%5D=s&draft_pos%5B%5D=db&draft_pos%5B%5D=k&draft_pos%5B%5D=p&c1stat=pass_att&c1comp=gt&c1val=100&c5val=1.0&order_by=pass_yds |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>
* Most Pass Attempts (career): 4,546<ref name="FranC" />
* Most Pass Attempts (season): 655 (1991)
* Most Pass Attempts (playoff career): 351
* Most Pass Attempts (playoff game): 50 (1993-01-03 @BUF)
* Most Pass Attempts (rookie season): 450 (1984)<ref name=FranRookSzn />
* Most Passing Yards (career): 33,685<ref name="FranC" />
* Most Passing Yards (season): 4,690 (1991)
* Most Passing Yards (game): 527 (1990-12-16 @KAN)
* Most Passing Yards (playoff career): 2,578
* Most Passing Yards (playoff game): 371 (1993-01-03 @BUF)
* Most Passing Yards (rookie season): 3,338 (1984)<ref name=FranRookSzn />
* Most Passing TDs (career): 196<ref name="FranC" />
* Most Passing TDs (playoff career): 15
* Most Passing TDs (playoff season): 5 (1991)
* Most Passing TDs (playoff game): 4 (1993-01-03 @BUF)
* Most Pass Yds/Game (career): 238.9<ref name="FranC" />
* Most Pass Yds/Game (season): 312.6 (1990)
* Most Pass Yds/Game (playoff career): 286.4
* Most Pass Yds/Game (playoff season): 371 (1992)
* Most 300+ yard passing games (career): 42
* Most 300+ yard passing games (season): 9 (1990)
* Most 300+ yard passing games (playoffs): 4
* Most 300+ yard passing games (rookie season): 4
* Most 4,000+ passing yard seasons: 2
* Most Intercepted (playoff career): 12
* Most Sacked (career): 315
* Most Sacked (season): 47 (1984)
* Most Sacked (game): 12 (1985-09-29 DAL)
* Most Sacked (playoff career): 22
* Most Sacked (playoff game): 9 (1994-01-16 KAN)
* Most Sacked (rookie season): 47 (1984)

==Awards==
* 9× [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1989 Pro Bowl|1988]], [[1990 Pro Bowl|1989]], [[1991 Pro Bowl|1990]], [[1992 Pro Bowl|1991]], [[1993 Pro Bowl|1992]], [[1994 Pro Bowl|1993]], [[1995 Pro Bowl|1994]], [[1996 Pro Bowl|1995]], [[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]])
* [[All-Pro]] selection ([[1990 All-Pro Team|1990]])
* 5× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[66th Grey Cup|66th]], [[67th Grey Cup|67th]], [[68th Grey Cup|68th]], [[69th Grey Cup|69th]], [[70th Grey Cup|70th]])
* 2001 Enshrined on Eskimos' Wall of Fame
* 1990 [[Newspaper Enterprise Association|NEA NFL MVP]]
* 1990 [[NFL Offensive Player of the Year]]
* 1990 [[UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year]]
* 1989 [[Walter Payton Man of the Year Award|Man of the Year]]
* 1997 [[Pro Bowl MVP]]
* 1982 [[Grey Cup MVP]]
* 1980 [[Grey Cup MVP]]
* 1983 [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award|CFL Most Outstanding Player]]
* 1983 [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]]
* 1978 [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl MVP]]
* 1977 [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-8]] Player of the Year
* Oilers/Titans Career Passing Yards Leader with 32,685
* [[Tennessee Titans#Retired numbers|Tennessee Titans #1]] Retired
* Pro Football Hall of Fame (inducted in 2006)
* Canadian Football Hall of Fame (inducted in 2001)
* University of Washington Ring of Honor (Inaugural Member in 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Husky Legends Come Alive in New Stadium |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=209211861 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=January 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202110246/http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=209211861 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1981, Moon married Felicia Hendricks, whom he had known since they were 16 years old. They had three children together and divorced in 2001.<ref name="m127">{{cite web | last=Hanson | first=Eric | title=Moons file for divorce | website=Chron | date=February 14, 2001 | url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/moons-file-for-divorce-2003582.php | access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref>

Moon married his second wife, Mandy Ritter, in 2005. They had one child and are currently separated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600690/bio/|title=Warren Moon IMDB Mini-Biography|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

Moon currently lives in [[Redmond, Washington]].<ref name="t766">{{cite web | last=Reid | first=Jason | title=Warren Moon welcomes NFL as distraction: 'Sports have always been there for us' | website=Andscape | date=April 1, 2020 | url=https://andscape.com/features/warren-moon-welcomes-nfl-as-distraction-sports-have-always-been-there-for-us/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> In 1989, he launched the Crescent Moon Foundation, which provides college scholarships for economically disadvantaged students. Moon also supports various charitable organizations including the United Negro College Fund, Ronald McDonald House, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Heart Association, and Cerebral Palsy Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warren Moon |url=https://blackhoustonhalloffame.weebly.com/warren-moon.html |website=www.blackhoustonhalloffame.weebly.com |access-date=March 25, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of 500-yard passing games in the National Football League]]
* [[List of National Football League career quarterback wins leaders]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Football stats |nfl=MOO057675 |cfl= |afl= |espn=7 |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=M/MoonWa00 |rotoworld=}}
* {{ProFootballHOF|id=256|name=Warren Moon}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017040100/http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-warren-moon |date=October 17, 2015 |title=Warren Moon at the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507160421/http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=509&catID=&lang=EN Warren Moon] at [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150227113324/http://sports1marketing.com/about/about_warren.htm Warren Moon] at Sports1Marketing

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