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Sam Huff
Robert Lee Huff
Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 4, 1934 in Edna Gas, WV
College: West Virginia (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 109 (88th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1982, finalist in 1977, 1978
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| All-Time Rank: #84. Junior Seau… #85. Dan Dierdorf… #86. John Randle… #87. SAM HUFF… #88. Zach Thomas… #89. Jim Otto… #90. Bobby Bell… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1956 | 22 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1957 | 23 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |||||
| 1958*+ | 24 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1959*+ | 25 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| 1960* | 26 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 27 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 1962 | 28 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| 1964* | 30 | WAS | MLB | 70 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 31 | WAS | MLB | 70 | 14 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1966 | 32 | WAS | MLB | 70 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1967 | 33 | WAS | MLB | 70 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1969 | 35 | WAS | MLB | 70 | 14 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 168 | 30 | 381 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 142 | |||||||||
| 8 yrs | NYG | 102 | 0 | 18 | 208 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 103 | |||||||
| 5 yrs | WAS | 66 | 0 | 12 | 173 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 23 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1959*+ | 25 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1961* | 27 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | NYG | MLB | 70 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 35 | WAS | MLB | 70 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 168 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 8 yrs | NYG | 102 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 5 yrs | WAS | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1960 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
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