Standing at the podium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club, Becca Moore is about to address a group of predominantly male football fans who know her only as the wife of the coach of the most famous high school football team in the nation: the Massillon Tigers. But more than being a coach’s wife, she is a girls flag football coach, an administrator for special needs students, and a two-time ironman finisher. Her public persona was erroneously cemented during a court case against OHSAA for alleged recruiting allegations in gaining full custody of a future NFL player. But long before those public events, she experienced more darkness than anyone in that room knew. Her life story flashed before her as if it were a movie, but it wasn’t. It was her life. That life story is told here for the first time ever.
Angel on a Bridge is a new memoir from author, teacher, coach, administrator, mother, and child advocate Becca Moore (Massillon Against the World). Readers will be equally inspired and heartbroken as Moore leaves no dark corner unlit in recounting her life story, from her family’s origins in rural Kentucky to her pursuit of purpose to starting a family in the spotlight in the heart of high school football. Don’t let the stilettos and Dolly Parton outfits fool you; Becca Moore is a strong-willed, feisty fighter whose own childhood trauma has continually inspired her to help disenfranchised children throughout her education career. Readers will constantly be torn between deciding if she is the angel on the bridge or needs one to help her bear her crossing over the relentless troubled waters below, powerless against her unyielding spirit and unshakable faith in family, love, and her ability to overcome any obstacle. Becca Moore is ready to share her story. Be inspired.
Angel on a Bridge
Award-winning author Becca Moore tells her story, which begins in small-town Ohio and brings her to the center of high school football. The bumps and bruises in her life never came from a football field, but from hardships and judgments for her flashy attire and determination. For the first time, Moore takes readers through her struggles with family dynamics, the public court cases, and advocacy for underprivledged students.
Becca Moore is the award-winning author of Massillon Against the World (2024 Bookfest Award Winner Nonfiction-Memoirs-Public), wrote an essay for Massillon Tigers: 15 for 15, and is the host of the YouTube series Tiger Talk, which covers the Massillon High School Football team. She is a graduate of Toccoa Falls College (BS, Journalism), Kennesaw State College (Early Childhood Education), University of Dayton, (master's School Counseling), and University of Cincinnati, (master's Administration). She was honored in 2018 with the Soroptimist Ruby Award, the 2019 One Tiger Heritage Award, and the 2021 OATCCC Coach of the Year Boys Middle School. She is a four-time finisher of the Boston Marathon, a World Marathon Master finisher in Chicago and New York, a two-time ironman finisher, and an ultramarathon finisher. She is the head coach of the first-ever Massillon Tigers Girls Flag Football Team. She is the proud wife of Massillon Head Coach Nate Moore and a mother.