Brent Moss Obituary

Brent Moss was a former running back for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1991 to 1994. Moss also played for the Miami Dolphins and the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.

Brent Moss lettered three years (1986-1989) as a tailback at Racine Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin, where he wore number 31 and rushed for over 5,000 yards.

Moss attended UW for three seasons after missing the 1990 season. Under fourth-year head coach Barry Alvarez, Moss and fellow tailback Terrell Fletcher helped UW breakthrough in 1993.

Moss rushed 312 times for 1,637 yards, an average of 5.2 yards per carry, and 16 touchdowns as Wisconsin finished 6-1-1 in the Big Ten and shared the championship with Ohio State.

Moss appeared to be on track for an outstanding senior year in 1994 and possibly an NFL career. However, he was not selected in the 1995 NFL draft.

He struggled with drug addiction and was arrested several times. In 2017, he was sentenced to a year in prison and one year of supervised release on a felony charge of cocaine possession.

Brent Moss passed away on November 13, 2022. He was 50. The cause of death was unknown at the time.