What is Donn Moomaw?
[[File:Donn Moomaw.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Moomaw in [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|January 1981]]]] '''Donn Dement Moomaw''' (October 15, 1931 &ndash; February 10, 2025) was an [[American football]] player and [[Presbyterian]] [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]]. He was born in [[Santa Ana, California]]. In the 1950s, he played for [[Toronto Argonauts]] and for [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]. He was also a member of the [[California State Board of Education]] from 1968 to 1972.<ref name=obit/> ==Football career== Moomaw played for [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] as the [[Center (American football)|center]] and linebacker for the team. He was elected to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1973.<ref name=SAH>[http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=50052 College Football Hall of Fame Member Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723225621/http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=50052 |date=2012-07-23 }}, ''collegefootball.org''</ref> In 1953, he was drafted by the [[Los Angeles Rams]]. However, he did not play in the [[National Football League|NFL]], noting that he did not want to play football on Sundays.<ref name=curnow>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11507245/moomaw_to_sign_pact_with_canadians_today/ |title=Moomaw to Sign Pact With Canadians Today |first=Jack |last=Curnow |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 14, 1953 |access-date=June 6, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/07/31/moomaw-no-regret-on-path-not-taken/88de0f7f-9a52-4002-82dc-4c1fb312ed78/|title=Moomaw: No Regret On Path Not Taken|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 31, 1981|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref> Moomaw signed with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] since they did not play on Sundays.<ref name=curnow/> ==Ministry career== Moomaw later became a Presbyterian minister, most notably serving [[Los Angeles]]' [[Bel Air Presbyterian Church]] as pastor from 1964 to 1993. He bec