televised wrestling matches became more frequent during the 1960s. He would remain Welterweight champion for eight years until vacating the title due to illness in October 1966. Upon doctors orders, he eventually retired from active competition so as to work with his wife Theresa in their Vine Street store in Whelley and later worked at Gullicks in Wigan. During the 1970s, he became an instructor at Riley's gym along with Billy Riley's son Ernie and head trainer Roy Wood. He later appeared in a 1989 ITV documentary on the gym, First Tuesday - The Wigan Hold, which eventually prompted government funding to move the gym to a location with modern facilities several miles from the original gym. In the years following his retirement, Moore became known as a popular local character often seen wearing a trademark bow tie and beret as well as smoking a King Edward cigar, often telling stories of his wrestling days in local pubs. Spending his last years in Westwood Lodge Nursing Home in Poolstock, he died in November 2007 at age 85. His funeral held at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, he was later buried in Gidlow Cemetery on 26 November. Championships and accomplishments Joint Promotions British Welterweight Championship (2 times) British Lightweight Championship (1 time) European Welterweight Championship (5 times) European Lightweight Championship (1 time) British Empire/Commonwealth Welterweight Champion (1 time - 1954-1966 - only ever holder) World Welterweight Champion (Mountevans Rules version) References 1920s births 2007 deaths English male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Chester Burials in Greater Manchester