Nathaniel Moore (born September 19, 1951) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Moore played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL. He is best known as a favorite passing target of Dolphins quarterbacks Bob Griese and Dan Marino.
Moore was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (seventy-eighth pick overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft, and he played for the Dolphins for thirteen seasons from 1974 to 1986. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in 1977, after a season in which he made fifty-two receptions and led the league with twelve receiving touchdowns (he also had a rushing touchdown that year). Moore is immortalized in the famous "Helicopter Catch" video clip—while making a reception against the New York Jets in Giants Stadium in 1984, he was hit simultaneously from opposite directions by two Jets tacklers sending his body spinning into the air. The catch was a crucial third-down conversion, leading to a score and a come-from-behind win in a closely contested divisional game.
By the time Moore retired at the end of 1986, his thirteenth season with the Dolphins, he had broken almost every receiving record of the Dolphins; his team records, however, were subsequently broken by Dolphins wide receivers Mark Clayton and Mark Duper in the 1980s and 1990s.
His final career receiving statistics were 510 catches for 7,547 yards and seventy-four touchdowns. He also rushed for 249 yards and a touchdown, returned twenty-seven punts for 297 yards, and gained 856 yards on thirty-three kickoff returns.