Warren Moon - Personal Life

Personal Life

Moon married the former Felicia Fontenot Hendricks on March 8, 1981. Felicia and Warren's daughter, Blair, was a member of Tulane's Women's Volleyball team. Warren and Felicia have three other children. They divorced in 2002. Moon married Mandy Ritter in 2005. They have a son Ryken. Further details are available in Moon's biography Never Give Up on Your Dream: My Journey.

Moon appeared in the film Any Given Sunday in a cameo role as the head coach from New York.

On April 6, 2007, Moon was arrested for suspicion of DUI after being stopped for speeding in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle. The charges were later reduced to first-degree negligent driving after Moon registered breath-alcohol levels of 0.068 and 0.067 at the police station in the hours following his arrest. Moon pleaded guilty to the negligent driving charge and was sentenced to 40 hours of community service, a $350 fine and drug and alcohol awareness classes.

In March 2011, Moon stepped back in the limelight while working as a "mentor" to Cam Newton, who became the Overall #1 2011 NFL Draft Pick to the Carolina Panthers. Moon publicly stated that Newton was being unfairly criticized for character flaws, lack of experience, and low football IQ and that the only reason that Newton was being targeted by football analysts and sports-writers was because he is African-American.

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