Sam Huff, the subject of a documentary series that was one of the earliest reality looks at NFL football, died Saturday. He was 87 and passed from “natural causes” in Winchester, Virginia, according to a family lawyer.
Huff was known as a hard-hitting linebacker, first for the New York Giants in the . late ’50s and early ’60s, then for the Washington Redskins for four years.
The nature of his business was chronicled by CBS in the Walter Cronkite hosted series The Twentieth Century, a documentary television program. In the episode titled “The Violent World of Sam Huff.” the linebacker wore a microphone during practice and an exhibition game for the piece, becoming one of the earliest insider looks at the NFL.
Born in West Virginia’s coal country, Huff went on to star as a lineman at West Virginia University. He then was drafted by the New York Giants and became...
Huff was known as a hard-hitting linebacker, first for the New York Giants in the . late ’50s and early ’60s, then for the Washington Redskins for four years.
The nature of his business was chronicled by CBS in the Walter Cronkite hosted series The Twentieth Century, a documentary television program. In the episode titled “The Violent World of Sam Huff.” the linebacker wore a microphone during practice and an exhibition game for the piece, becoming one of the earliest insider looks at the NFL.
Born in West Virginia’s coal country, Huff went on to star as a lineman at West Virginia University. He then was drafted by the New York Giants and became...
- 11/14/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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