Ken Huff
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Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
 Huff in 1977 | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | February 21, 1953 Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Coronado (CA) | ||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||
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Kenneth Wayne Huff (born February 21, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was also an All-American guard at the University of North Carolina.[1]
Huff was heavily recruited from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts, where he spent a postgraduate year after Coronado High School outside of San Diego, California. Initially a defensive tackle until UNC Coach Bill Dooley switched him to guard in his second day of practice, he immediately became a starter on the offensive line. As a sophomore, he helped lead the University of North Carolina to an 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference championship. He played in the 1972 and 1974 Sun Bowls, Hula Bowl, and Senior Bowl in 1975.
As a team captain in his senior season, he led an offensive line that produced two 1,000 yard backs and helped Carolina set a school total offense record. He was chosen first-team All-ACC and Consensus All-American in 1974 including Playboy’s Pre-Season All-American pick. Huff was a finalist for the Outland Trophy Award, won the Jacobs Trophy as the league's best blocker, Jim Tatum Medal and was a two time recipient of the Bill Arnold Award as UNC's top lineman.
He was also named Captain of the College All-Stars in their game against the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, selected to the 75th anniversary All Sun Bowl team in 2008, and listed as one of the top 25 lineman to play in the ACC. His number was retired at his high school alma mater and at UNC where his college jersey is hanging on the University's Honored Jersey section of Kenan Memorial Stadium.