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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

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1982

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the 1956 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1956 22 NYG MLB 12 0 3 49 0 27 0 2 0 0
1957 23 NYG MLB 12 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 3 0
1958*+ 24 NYG MLB 12 0 2 23 0 15 0 1 0 0
1959*+ 25 NYG MLB 12 0 1 21 0 21 0 4 5 1
1960* 26 NYG MLB 12 0 3 45 0 17
1961* 27 NYG MLB 14 0 3 13 0 13 0 2 12 1
1962 28 NYG MLB 14 0 1 4 0 4
1963 29 NYG MLB 14 0 4 47 1 36 0 1 0 0
1964* 30 WAS MLB 14 0 4 34 0 14
1965 31 WAS MLB 14 0 2 49 0 39 0 1 0 0
1966 32 WAS MLB 14 0 1 17 0 17 0 4 0 0
1967 33 WAS MLB 10 0 2 8 0 5 0 1 0 0
1969 35 WAS MLB 14 0 3 65 1 32
Career 168 0 30 381 2 39 0 17 20 2
8 yrs NYG 102 0 18 208 1 36 0 11 20 2
5 yrs WAS 66 0 12 173 1 39 0 6 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1957 23 NYG MLB 12 0 1 6
1959*+ 25 NYG MLB 12 0 1 6
1961* 27 NYG MLB 14 0 1 6
1963 29 NYG MLB 14 0 1 6
1969 35 WAS MLB 14 0 1 6
Career 168 0 2 2 1 30
8 yrs NYG 102 0 2 1 1 24
5 yrs WAS 66 0 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1958
1959
1960
1961
1964

1st-team All-Pro

1958
1959

Non-Offensive TDs

1957 NFL 1 (4)
1959 NFL 1 (2)
1961 NFL 1 (10)
1963 NFL 1 (3)
1969 NFL 1 (3)
Career 5 (99)

Fumbles Recovered

1959 NFL 4 (5)
1966 NFL 4 (3)
Career 17 (148)

Fumble Return TD

1959 NFL 1 (1)

1961 NFL 1 (1)

Career 2 (36)

Interceptions

Career 30 (187)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1963 NFL 1 (2)
1969 NFL 1 (2)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1957 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1964 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.