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Hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff dies at 87

By Bruce Kropp Nov 14, 2021 | 8:14 AM

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Sam Huff has died.

The hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He later became a popular player and announcer in Washington.

The family’s attorney tells The Associated Press that Huff died Saturday of natural causes in Winchester, Virginia. Sam Huff was 87.