Connor Moore Jr. biography: 13 things about Indianola, Mississippi man

Who is Connor Moore Jr?

Connor Rix McMurry Moore Jr. is an American man from Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is Connor Rix “Chip” Moore Sr. and Tina McMurry Moore‘s son.
2. His paternal grandparents are Carl Rix Moore and Trula Moore.
3. His maternal grandparents are Tommy McMurry and Mary Lynn McMurry‘s daughter.
4. Ryan Moore is his father’s youngest sibling.
5. When he was born at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Mississippi, he weighed 7 pounds and was 19.12 inches long.
6. He graduated from Indianola Academy in Indianola, Northwest Mississippi Community College (NMCC) in Senatobia, Mississippi, USA.
7. He went to the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.
8. In 1999, his grandparents Carl and Trula and his uncle Ryan opened Cicero’s restaurant in Stoneville, Mississippi.
9. On April 14, 2010, he hunted his first deer.
10. On August 26, 2012, he participated in a running event in Indianola.
11. On November 2, 2015, he competed in 5,000-meter run in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Class AAA State Championships at the Choctaw Trails in Jackson, Mississippi. He ranked 81st out of 93 runners.
12. He is Mister NMCC 2023.
13. On January 15, 2025, he turned 23.

TIMELINE

2020

• In April 2020, he enjoyed turkey hunting in Holmes County, Mississippi.

2021

• In May 2021, he graduated from Indianola Academy where he played soccer.

2022

• On May 31, 2022, he was included in the list of NMCC students who made the President’s List for their academic excellence.
• On June 9, 2022, his grandfather Carl died in Stoneville, Mississippi at age 87.

2023

• On February 22, 2023, he was named Mister NMCC 2023 opposite Miss NMCC 2023 Gracie Mettetal.
• On May 17, 2023, he graduated cum laude from NMCC with an associate’s degree.
• In August 2023, he entered the University of Mississippi and joined the university’s fraternity Kappa Alpha Order.

2024

• On May 2, 2024, he was one of the counterprotesters during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi. Videos of their encounter with the protesters went viral.
• On May 5, 2024, the University of Mississippi’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter called for his expulsion.