Sam Huff

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American football player human linebacker

Sam Huff was a legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker renowned for his hard-hitting play with the New York Giants in the 1950s and 1960s.

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instanceOf American football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
linebacker ⓘ
allProSelectionCount multiple ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications of dementia ⓘ
collegeAttended West Virginia University ⓘ
collegeHallOfFameInductionYear 1980 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-10-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2021-11-13 ⓘ
draftedBy New York Giants ⓘ
draftPickNumber 30 ⓘ
draftRound 3 ⓘ
draftYear 1956 ⓘ
familyName Huff ⓘ
fullName Robert Lee Huff ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1982 ⓘ
height 74 inches ⓘ
highSchoolAttended Farmington High School ⓘ
honor College Football Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
jerseyNumber 70 ⓘ
75 ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam West Virginia University ⓘ
surface form: West Virginia Mountaineers football
militaryService Army Reserve ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Reserve
nickname Sam ⓘ
notableFor hard-hitting defensive play ⓘ
pioneering role as a middle linebacker ⓘ
occupation radio broadcaster ⓘ
sports commentator ⓘ
placeOfBirth Edna, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Winchester, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Winchester, Virginia, United States
playedFor New York Giants ⓘ
Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form: Washington Redskins
playedIn 1958 NFL Championship Game ⓘ
positionPlayed middle linebacker ⓘ
proBowlSelectionCount 5 ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history ⓘ
residence Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
sport American football ⓘ
stateOfHighSchool West Virginia ⓘ
subjectOf CBS television special "The Violent World of Sam Huff" ⓘ
weight 230 pounds ⓘ
workedAsBroadcasterFor Washington Redskins radio network ⓘ

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subject surface form: The Violent World of Sam Huff
subject surface form: 1956 NFL Championship Game
subject surface form: The Violent World of Sam Huff
subject surface form: The Violent World of Sam Huff
Huff → notableBearer → Sam Huff ⓘ
Huff → usedBy → Sam Huff ⓘ