Hard-Hitting Hall of Fame Linebacker Sam Huff Dies at 87

Hard-Hitting Hall of Fame Linebacker Sam Huff Dies at 87
Former New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff waves to the fans as he stands behind his Hall of Fame bust during the halftime show of an NFL football game between the Giants and the Denver Broncos in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sept. 15, 2013. Bill Kostroun/AP Photo
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Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s and later became a popular player and announcer in Washington, died Saturday. He was 87.

Deborah Matthews, a lawyer for Huff’s daughter, Catherine Huff Myers, told The Associated Press that Huff died of natural causes in Winchester, Virginia. An obituary released by the Giants said Huff had been diagnosed with dementia in 2013.