Linebacker, West Virginia, 1952–55
Sam Huff
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Sam Huff played linebacker at West Virginia (1952–55). The New York Giants took Huff in round 3, No. 30 overall in the 1956 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Southern champions, 1953, 1954 and 1955
All-America: NEA first team 1955; FWAA 1955; UP third team 1955; Jet magazine first team 1955; National Broadcasting Co 1955
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (1958–61, 1964) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1958–59) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1957, 1960, 1963, 1965)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1958–59; AP second team 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965; NEA first team 1959–60; UPI first team 1959; NEA second team 1961; New York Daily News second team 1961.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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