Drafted out of West Virginia in the third round, Huff played for New York -63. Robert Lee "Sam" Huff was born in a mining camp in Edna, West Virginia, on October 4, 1934. Sam Huff, Washington Football Team legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, died Saturday of natural causes at the Winchester, Va., medical center, according to family attorney Deborah Matthews. He. Place of Birth: Edna, West Virginia, United States Date of Death: Place of Death: Winchester, Virginia, United States Ethnicity: English, German. Sam Huff was an American professional football player. He was a linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. Robert Lee 'Sam' Huff will put his estate up for auction tomorrow morning. The auction is organized by Damewood Auctioneers and can be conducted in person and/or online. A list of items includes Huff's Pro Football Hall of Fame ring, a framed West Virginia Mountaineer game jersey and Huff's Pro Football Hall of Fame robe. Robert Lee Huff was born October 4, 1934, in Edna Gas, West Virginia, where he grew up at Coal Camp No. 9, the fourth of sixth children. His father and two of his brothers worked in the coal mines. Drafted out of West Virginia in the third round, Huff played for New York -63. Robert Lee "Sam" Huff was born in a mining camp in Edna on October 4, 1934. His father and. Sam Huff, the Hall of Fame linebacker who made the Pro Bowl with the Giants and Washington, died Saturday at that age, an attorney for the Huff family said. Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff, a defensive star of the New York Giants and Washington football who spent more than three decades in Washington's radio booth, has died in. Robert Lee "Sam" Huff was born in a mining camp in Edna, West Virginia, on October 4, 1934. His father and two of his brothers worked in the coal mines, and he lived in a small row house with no number. Robert Lee Sam, Huff was born in a mining camp in Edna, West Virginia, on October 4, 1934. His father and two of his brothers worked in the coal mines, and Huff lived in a small row house with no number. Robert Lee Sam Huff, born, is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League NFL for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football for West Virginia's Robert Lee Huff was born October 4, 1934, in Edna Gas, West Virginia, where he grew up at Coal Camp No. 9, the fourth of a sixth child. His father and two of his brothers worked in the coal mines.