Kenneth Wayne Huff is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 offensive lineman in the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was also an All-America

All-America

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n guard

Guard (American football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

 at the University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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.

College career

Huff was heavily recruited from Coronado High School

Coronado High School (Coronado, California)

Coronado High School is a National Blue Ribbon high school in Coronado, California. The school was founded in 1913 and is the only high school in the Coronado Unified School District....

 outside of San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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. Initially a defensive tackle until UNC Coach Bill Dooley

Bill Dooley

Bill Dooley is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , and Wake Forest University , compiling a career college football record of...

 switched him to guard in his second day of practice, he immediately became a starter

Starting lineup

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 on the offensive line. As a sophomore, he helped lead the University of North Carolina to an 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

 championship. He played in the 1972 and 1974 Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl

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s, Hula Bowl

Hula Bowl

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, and Senior Bowl

Senior Bowl

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 in 1975. In his senior season, he was the leader of 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

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Pre-Season All-American pick. Huff came in second to Randy White

Randy White (American football)

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 for the Outland Trophy

Outland Trophy

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 Award, won the Jacobs Trophy

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

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 as the leagues 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

Pittsburgh Steelers

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. 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.

Professional career

Huff was the third overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft

1975 NFL Draft

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 by the Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

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. The Colts went from being the last placed team in 1974 with a 2-12 record to a contender with a 10-4 record in Huff’s first year. They continued their run and made the play-offs for the next three years. In 1983 he was traded to the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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 and became a member of the famed “Hogs

The Hogs (American football)

The Hogs was the nickname for the offensive line of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League during the 1980s and early 1990s. Renowned for their ability to control the line of scrimmage, the Hogs helped the Redskins win three Super Bowl championships under head coach Joe Gibbs...

” offensive line along with Mark May

Mark May

Mark Eric May is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He is currently a football analyst for ESPN.-Football career:...

, Russ Grimm

Russ Grimm

Russell Scott Grimm is a former American football guard for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. As a collegian, he was an All-American center at the University of Pittsburgh. As a professional, Grimm had multi-selections to both the All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams, and was...

, Joe Jacoby

Joe Jacoby

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, Jeff Bostic

Jeff Bostic

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 and George Starke

George Starke

George Lawrence Starke is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League from 1972-84....

. He played in Super Bowl XVIII

Super Bowl XVIII

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 where the Redskins were defeated by the Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

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. Huff retired in 1986 after 11 years and a career 145 games in the NFL.

Post NFL Career

In May 2008, Huff was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Currently Huff is the owner of an award winning, custom home building company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...

. He is involved with numerous UNC and NFL related charity organizations.