Frank Huffman
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| Positions | Tackle, end | ||||||
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| Born | May 22, 1915 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 16, 1980 (aged 65) Fayetteville, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Beckley, West Virginia) | ||||||
| College | Marshall | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1939: 18th round, 162nd overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Frank Huffman Jr. (May 22, 1915 – September 16, 1980) was an American professional football tackle and end.
Huffman was born in Pittsburgh in 1915. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia.[1] In May 1935, while working on a highway construction project, Huffman suffered a broken back when he was caught under the descending apron of a concrete mixer.[2]
Huffman played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd from 1936 to 1938.[1] Huffman received first-team honors on the 1936 and 1937 All-West Virginia Collegiate Conference football teams.[3][4] He also handled kicking for Marshall, tallying 19 points after touchdown in 1938.[5]
Huffman was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 18th round (162nd overall pick) of the 1939 NFL draft.[6] He appeared in 28 games for the Cardinals during the 1939, 1940, and 1941 seasons. He played on both offense and defense as a guard, tackle, center, and linebacker.[1][7]
Huffman died from a heart attack in 1980 in Fayetteville, West Virginia.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Frank Huffman". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ "Former Athlete at High School Badly Injured: Frank Huffman Has Back Broken Saturday Afternoon By Concrete Mixer on Highway Work". The Raleigh Register. May 12, 1935. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huffman, Bragg, On Picked Team". The Raleigh Register. December 11, 1936. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ J. Patrick Beacom (December 19, 1937). "Frank Huffman Named on West Virginia Collegiate Team". The Raleigh Register. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elkins Has Grip on Scoring Lead". Hinton Daily News. November 21, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Huffman Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Huffman Rites Held". The Miami Herald. September 21, 1980. p. 8DW – via Newspapers.com.