Robert Lee Huff

E177306

Robert Lee Huff, better known as Sam Huff, was a Hall of Fame American football linebacker who starred for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins in the 1950s and 1960s.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Robert Lee Huff canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
human
linebacker
alsoKnownAs Sam Huff
causeOfDeath bone marrow disease
congestive heart failure
collegeAttended West Virginia University
CollegeFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 1980
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-10-04
dateOfDeath 2021-11-13
draftedBy New York Giants
draftLeague National Football League
surface form: NFL
draftPickNumber 30
draftRound 3
draftYear 1956
employer Washington Redskins radio network
surface form: Washington Redskins Radio Network
familyName Huff
givenName Robert
hallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
height 6 ft 1 in
jerseyNumber 70
70 (Washington Redskins)
league National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam New York Giants
Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Redskins
name Robert Lee Huff self-link
NFLAllProSelection multiple seasons in late 1950s and early 1960s
notableAchievement key defensive leader on New York Giants teams of the late 1950s
notableWork The Violent World of Sam Huff
surface form: “The Violent World of Sam Huff”
occupation radio broadcaster
sports commentator
placeOfBirth Edna, West Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Winchester, Virginia
surface form: Winchester, Virginia, United States
playedForCollegeTeam West Virginia Mountaineers football
playedForTeamFromTo New York Giants
surface form: New York Giants, 1956–1963

Washington Redskins, 1964–1967
playedInChampionship 1956 NFL Championship Game
1958 NFL Championship Game
positionPlayed linebacker
ProBowlSelectionCount 5
ProFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 1982
residence Middleburg, Virginia
surface form: Middleburg, Virginia, United States
sexOrGender male
sport American football
subjectOf CBS television special "The Violent World of Sam Huff"
surface form: CBS television special “The Violent World of Sam Huff”
weight 230 lb

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sam Huff fullName Robert Lee Huff
Robert Lee Huff name Robert Lee Huff self-link