Tough StuffSam Huff is one of the legends of professional football, the man in the middle of the great New York Giants' defenses of the 1950s and 1960s. When he and his fellow defenders jogged onto the field during home games, 62,000 fans would chant "HUFF! HUFF! HUFF!" and "DEE-fense! DEE-fense!" As a rookie in 1956, he started on a world champion team (the Giants' last until 1986); he appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1959; he was the subject of a breakthrough television documentary, The Violent World of Sam Huff, narrated by Walter Cronkite; and, after being traded in 1964 and playing five years with the Washington Redskins, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tough Stuff is Sam Huff's life story, from his youth in West Virginia mining country through his extraordinary career. Football fans will savor every anecdote about the rough, gritty days of football past, including:
Filled with vivid recollections of teammates and rivals--Rosey Grier, Andy Robustelli, Charlie Conerly, Pat Summerall, Y.A. Tittle, Johnny Unitas, Mike Ditka, and many other--Tough Stuff is the real stuff on the golden age of football. |
