2001, Huff was ranked number six on Sports Illustrateds list of West Virginia's 50 Greatest Athletes. In 2005, Huff's uniform number 75 was retired by West Virginia University. Horse breeding and racing In 1986 Huff began breeding thoroughbred racehorses at Sporting Life Farm in Middleburg, Virginia. His filly, Bursting Forth, won the 1998 Matchmaker Handicap. He also helped establish the West Virginia Breeders' Classic. Politics In 1970, Huff ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost in the West Virginia Democratic primary for the 1st district against Bob Mollohan by more than 19,000 votes. Illness and death Huff was diagnosed with dementia in 2013. He died at the age of 87 at a hospital in Winchester, Virginia, on November 13, 2021. References External links 1934 births 2021 deaths American football linebackers American racehorse owners and breeders College Football Hall of Fame inductees Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players National Football League announcers New York Giants announcers New York Giants players People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey People from Farmington, West Virginia Players of American football from Pennsylvania Players of American football from West Virginia Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Morgantown, West Virginia Sportspeople from Pennsylvania Washington Redskins players West Virginia Mountaineers football players Washington Redskins announcers Deaths from dementia in Virginia