Sam Huff Cause Of Death

Sam Huff was a renowned professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.

Football: Where Are They Now: Portrait of Hall of Famer and former linebacker Sam Huff during photo shoot.
Dulles, VA 6/23/2011
CREDIT: Walter Iooss Jr. (Photo by Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Robert Lee “Sam” Huff Sr was born on October 4, 1934, in the No. 9 coal mining camp in Edna, West Virginia. He was the fourth of six children of his parents, Oral and Catherine Huff. He was raised in a small rowhouse with no running water.

Two of Sam Huff’s brothers worked in the coal mines loading buggies for Consolidated Mining. Sam Huff attended the now-closed Farmington High School, where he played high school football as both an offensive and defensive lineman.

Sam Huff attended and played college football for West Virginia University, where he majored in physical education. He earned All-State honours in 1952 and was named to the first-team All-Mason Dixon Conference.

MIDDLEBURG VA SEPTEMBER 5: NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff who spent his carrier on the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, and is a radio broadcaster for the Redskins games, is shown in his office in Middleburg VA September 5, 2012 (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Sam Huff was drafted in the third round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.