Sam Huff

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Sam Huff
Sam Huff.jpg
Sam Huff, 1955
Position (s):
Linebacker 		Jersey number (s):
70
born October 4, 1934 in Edna Gas , West Virginia
Career information
Active : 1956 - 1969
NFL Draft : 1956 / Round: 3 / Pick: 30
College : West Virginia University
Teams
Career statistics
Games     168
Touchdowns     5
Interceptions     30th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Robert E. Lee Samuel "Sam" Huff (* 4. October 1934 in Edna Gas , West Virginia ) is a former American American football player at the position of the linebackers . He played for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL).

youth

Sam Huff was born in a colliery colony as the fourth child of a coal miner . He had five siblings, three of whom worked in the mine like their father . Huff attended high school in Farmington , West Virginia . He played American football there on the defensive line and on the offensive line . In 1951 he was unbeaten with his high school team and the following year he was elected to the league and state selection. His father urged him to become a miner after graduating from school. However, Sam Huff categorically refused and accepted an athletic scholarship . The youth in the miners' settlement shaped him all his life. During his professional time with the New York Giants , he returned and drove into the mine with the workers. The workers named a machine after him in the mine. In 1968 there was an underground accident in which 78 miners, including five of his uncles and cousins, lost their lives. His youngest brother had pneumonia and died of a heart attack at the age of 60 .

Player career

college

Sam Huff studied physical education at West Virginia University (WVU) from 1952 to 1955 . At his college , he played for four years college football . Huff initially played as a guard , but switched to the position of tackle in his last two years at university . He was also a tackle on the defensive line . In all four years of study, he was recognized by his college for his athletic achievements. In 1954 he was able to qualify with his team for the Sugar Bowl . The game against Georgia Institute of Technology was lost 42:19. In the years 1953 to 1955, the WVU won the league championship . In his senior year of college, Huff was voted All-American . As deputy team captain , he also played in two selection games that year.

NFL

Huff was selected in 1956 by the New York Giants as the 30th player in the third round of the NFL Draft . The head coach of the Giants, Jim Lee Howell and his for Defense in charge of defensive coordinator , Tom Landry , from then placed him as linebackers one. In his rookie year he won the NFL championship with his team . In the final, the Chicago Bears were beaten 47: 7. Although Huff was able to move into the NFL final five times with the Giants by 1963, he was no longer able to win the title. 1958 lost the Giants in the final against the Baltimore Colts supervised by Weeb Ewbank with 23:17 the following year the Giants lost again against the Colts and 1961 the Green Bay Packers could prevail 37-0 against the Giants. The Packers trained by Vince Lombardi , a former assistant coach of the Giants, were able to prevail against the Giants in the NFL championship game in 1962. This time they won 16: 7. In 1963, Huff lost the fifth final with the Giants. The Chicago Bears took the win with 14:10.

After the 1963 season, Huff, who was one of the crowd favorites in New York, was given to the Washington Redskins by the Giants team owner, Wellington Mara , in exchange for two players. Huff could no longer follow the team successes in New York. In 1966 his new team under head coach Otto Graham won against the Giants 72:41. It was the highest score ever achieved in the NFL. After 150 games in the NFL, Huff broke an ankle in 1967 . Due to the injury he had to miss four games that year and the entire following season. In the 1969 season he worked as assistant coach to Vince Lombardi at the Washington Redskins. But he still played actively himself this year. He ended his playing career after this season.

After the playing career

Sam Huff was assistant coach with the Redskins for another year in 1970. He was responsible for the linebackers. Then he worked as a businessman. He organized horse races, held shares in a hotel and worked as a horse breeder . Today he still comments on the Redskins games on the club's own radio .

Familiar

Huff is divorced and has three children. He now lives in Middleburg , Virginia .

Honors

Sam Huff played five times in the Pro Bowl , and was named Pro Bowl MVP in 1961 . Huff was voted All-Pro six times . The Redskins honor him in their stadium on the Ring of Fame. Sam Huff is a member of the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team , the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame, the National High School Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame . Sam Huff was named # 76 on The Sports Illustrated's list of the Top 100 Football Players of All Time. His shirt number 75 is no longer used in his college. Huff was the first football player to appear on the cover of Time magazine in 1959 . In 1960 Walter Cronkite made a television documentary about him. The Giants have honored him on the New York Giants Ring of Honor since 2010 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Full name of Sam Huff
  2. ^ Annual statistics of the Giants 1956
  3. ^ Statistics NFL final 1956
  4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1958
  5. ^ Statistics NFL final 1958
  6. ^ Annual statistics of the Giants 1959
  7. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1959
  8. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1960
  9. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1961
  10. ^ Annual statistics of the Giants 1962
  11. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1962
  12. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1963
  13. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1963
  14. ↑ Statistics NFL game Giants versus Redskins 1966
  15. ^ Cover picture of Time Magazine
NFL 1950s All-Decade Team

Otto Graham  | Bobby Layne  | Norm Van Brocklin  | Frank Gifford  | Ollie Matson  | Hugh McElhenny  | Lenny Moore  | Alan Ameche  | Joe Perry  | Raymond Berry  | Tom Fears  | Bobby Walston  | Elroy Hirsch  | Rosey Brown  | Bob St. Clair  | Dick Barwegan  | Jim Parker  | Dick Stanfel  | Chuck Bednarik  | Len Ford  | Gino Marchetti  | Kind Donovan  | Leo Nomellini  | Ernie Stautner  | Joe Fortunato  | Bill George  | Sam Huff  | Joe Schmidt  | Jack Butler  | Dick Lane  | Jack Christiansen  | Yale Lary  | Emlen Tunnell  | Lou Groza

New York Giants members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


Morten Andersen (2017) | Morris "Red" Badgro (1981) | Roosevelt Brown (1975) | Harry Carson (2006) | Benny Friedman (2005) | Frank Gifford (1977) | Joe Guyon (1966) | Mel Hein (1963) | Pete Henry (1963) | Arnie Herber (1966) | Cal Hubbard (1963) | Sam Huff (1982) | Ray Flaherty (1976) | Tom Landry (1990) | Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans (1978) | Tim Mara (1963) | Wellington Mara (1997) | Don Maynard (1987) | Hugh McElhenny (1970) | Steve Owen (1966) | Bill Parcells (2013) | Andy Robustelli (1971) | Michael Strahan (2014) | Ken Strong (1967) | Fran Tarkenton (1986) | Lawrence Taylor (1999) | Jim Thorpe (1963) | YA Tittle (1971) | Emlen Tunnell (1967) | Kurt Warner (2017) | Arnie Weinmeister (1984)

Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


George Allen (2002) | Champ Bailey (2019) | Cliff Battles (1968) | Sammy Baugh (1963) | Bill Dudley (1966) | Albert Glen "Turk" Edwards (1969) | Ray Flaherty (1976) | Joe Gibbs (1996) | Darrell Green (2008) | Russ Grimm (2010) | Chris Hanburger (2011) | Ken Houston (1986) | Sam Huff (1982) | Sonny Jurgensen (1983) | Deacon Jones (1980) | Stan Jones (1991) | Paul Krause (1998) | Vince Lombardi (1971) | George Preston Marshall (1963) | Wayne Millner (1968) | Bobby Mitchell (1983) | Art Monk (2008) | John Riggins (1992) | Dave Robinson (2013) | Deion Sanders (2011) | Bruce Smith (2009) | Dick Stanfel (2016) | Charley Taylor (1984) | Jason Taylor (2017)

New York Giants Ring of Honor

Ernie Accorsi  | Jessie Armstead  | Tiki Barber  | Mark Bavaro  | Al Blozis  | Roosevelt Brown  | Harry Carson  | Charlie Conerly  | Tom Coughlin  | Frank Gifford  | Pete Gogolak  | Mel Hein  | Jim Lee Howell  | Sam Huff  | Dave Jennings  | John Johnson  | Tuffy Leemans  | Jack Lumus  | Dick Lynch  | Jack Mara  | Tim Mara  | Wellington Mara  | George Martin  | Joe Morrison  | Steve Owen  | Bill Parcells  | Andy Robustelli  | Phil Simms  | Chris Snee  | Michael Strahan  | Ken Strong  | Lawrence Taylor  | Bob table  | YA Tittle  | Amani Toomer  | Justin Tuck  | Emlen Tunnell  | Osi Umenyiora  | Brad Van Pelt  | Alex Webster  | George Young

personal data
SURNAME Huff, Sam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Huff, Robert Lee Samuel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Edna Gas , West Virginia , United States