Dick Huffman

Dick Huffman

Huffman on a 1950 Bowman football card
Personal information
Born:	(1923-03-27)March 27, 1923 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:	September 13, 1992(1992-09-13) (aged 69)
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Charleston (WV)
College:	Tennessee
Position:	Tackle
NFL draft:	1945 / Round: 9 / Pick: 81 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1]
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1947–1950) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1951–1955) Calgary Stampeders (1956–1957)
Career highlights and awards
6× CFL West All-Star (1952–1957) Pro Bowl (1950) 3× First-team All-Pro (1947–1949) Consensus All-American (1946) First-team All-SEC (1946)
Player stats at PFR
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Richard Maxwell Huffman (March 27, 1923 – September 13, 1992) was an American gridiron football tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU).

A 9th round selection (81st overall pick) of the 1945 NFL Draft, Huffman played four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams (1947–1950). He then went to the WIFU (a precursor to the CFL's Western Conference) where he played for seven seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1951–1955) and the Calgary Stampeders (1956–1957).

While still playing pro football, he began a career as a professional wrestler in the offseason.

In 1987, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

References

External links

• Dick Huffman's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com

This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article relating to a Canadian football offensive lineman is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This page was last edited on 24 May 2024, at 14:15