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FILE - Sam Huff, the Washington Redskins middle linebacker who retired at end of 1967 season, pauses during a break in Redskins NFL football training camp in Carlisle, Pa., in July 1969, after ending his retirement. 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, Nov. 13, 2021. He was 87. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)

LOVERRO: Two rival cities mourn the great Sam Huff

FILE - 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 on Sept. 15, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the 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, Nov. 13, 2021. He was 87. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun File)

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

Portrait of Sonny Jurgensen, before Washington Redskins take on Indianapolis Colts in week three of NFL preseason football, Saturday, August 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Sonny Jurgensen carried final flame of dignity, connection to Redskins fans

Longtime New York Giants and Washington Redskins linebacker Sam Huff, left, poses with his Pro Football Hall of Fame presenter and former coach Tom Landry following his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement speech in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 7, 1982. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

LOVERRO: Redskins-Cowboys rivalry lacks bite of bygone years

Sam Huff, famed by the Associated Press as defensive player of the week for the National Football League in the Washington Redskins locker room in Washington on Sept. 25, 1969. Huff made 12 tackles and five assists Sunday for Washington in a 26-20 defeat of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charles Gorry)

Sam Huff: Ex-Redskins LB to be honored by West Virginia at FedEx Field

Quotations

“He said, ‘OK.

Sam Huff's death leaves void in two rival cities →

When Huff was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982, he said football players can't be discouraged and will not quit, even if beaten in a game.

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

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