TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tom Moore's longevity in the league was recognized Monday.

Thanks to Bruce Arians, assistant Tom Moore decided to come out of retirement in 2013 to join Arizona's head coach and his staff. Ben Margot/AP Photo

The 76-year-old Arizona Cardinals assistant head coach was named a recipient of the Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman Award given by the Professional Football Writers of America. The award recognizes lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in the NFL and is named after Zimmerman, who spent 29 years covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated.

Moore was joined by Tennessee Titans assistant head coach Dick LeBeau and retired New England Patriots assistant Dante Scarnecchia in this year's class.

Moore has been with the Cardinals since 2013 but his career in the NFL began in 1977 as the Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receivers coach. While he coached for the Steelers (1977-89), Minnesota Vikings (1990-93), Detroit Lions (1994-96) and the New Orleans Saints (1997), Moore is best known for being Peyton Manning's offensive coordinator from 1998-09 with Indianapolis and the Colts' senior offensive assistant in 2010.

Moore is widely known for helping turn Manning into the future Hall of Famer he's become. Current Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was the Colts' quarterbacks coach from 1998-00, working under Moore.

Arians coaxed Moore out of retirement in 2013 to join him on the Cardinals' staff for Arians' first full-time head coaching job.

Moore, a Minnesota native, began his coaching career in 1961 with the University of Iowa freshman team. He spent two years with the Hawkeyes before spending two years in the Army (1963-64). His coaching career continued in the college ranks at Dayton (1965-68), Wake Forest (1969), Georgia Tech (1970-71) and Minnesota (1972-73 and 1975-76).

Moore, who turns 77 on Nov. 7, also was an assistant for the New York Stars of the World Football League in 1974.