Robert Lee "Sam" Huff was an American professional football player whose frequent battles against Cleveland Browns star fullback Jim Brown made him the first member of the defense to gain widespread prominence in the National Football League. He starred for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins in the pro ranks and the West Virginia Mountaineers in college. The one-time NFL champion, two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Headlines from October 4, 1934

Death Dealing Light Rays Are Tested by French

2 MORE WITNESSES PICK HAUPTMANN; TRIAL OPENS OCT. 11; Movie Cashier and Shopkeeper Positive He Passed Ransom Money During 1933. BLOW TO DEFENSE STORY Suspect Is Sullen as Alienists Examine Him--Lawyer's Plea for Sixty-Day Delay Denied. 2 MORE WITNESSES PICK HAUPTMANN

DETECTIVE BUREAU TO BE REORGANIZED; ' Intelligent and Courageous' Men Will Predominate -- No Politics, Mayor Pledges. PROMISES CRIME CLEAN-UP ' Give Us a Chance,' He Says at Women's Exposition -- Urges More Federal Help. DETECTIVE BUREAU TO BE REORGANIZED

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