Controlled Violence

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"Sam Huff played pro football with unmatched intensity. And he lived by one code: get the man with the football."
- Frank Gifford

He grew up during the Depression, in a mining camp a few miles outside of Farmington, West Virginia called Number Nine, and he became one of the greatest linebackers in the history of the NFL. He was known as the Man in the Middle, who fought his way to victory on those famed New York Giants' teams of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

In Controlled Violence: On the Field and In the Booth, Sam Huff recounts his journey from coal-country poverty to NFL superstardom. Drafted by the New York Giants in 1956, Huff immediately became a sensation. One of the first dominant middle linebackers in history, he led Gotham's G-Men to an NFL championship his first year and was catapulted into the national consciousness. He was the first NFL player to be featured on the cover of Time magazine, was sent to Vietnam to meet the troops, and he was the subject of the famous 1960 television special "The Violent World of Sam Huff." And all the while Huff's battles on the field raged-with Jim Taylor, Alan Ameche, Jim Brown, and others.

Controlled Violence is a walk through the formative years of the modern game we all love today, from "The Greatest Game Ever Played" to the birth of the middle linebacker to the insights of greats such as Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi. But it's also the story of Huff's journey through a life in football, from his early West Virginia days to the heights of New York, from being traded to the Redskins by "that jerk" Allie Sherman to his life after football, and finding a new home in the announcer's booth, back with his old friend Sonny Jurgensen, spending his Sundays around the game that made him-and that he helped make.

About the Author:
Sam Huff was a five-time Pro Bowl selection who spent his storied 13-year career with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. One of the first middle linebackers in NFL history, Huff bruised and battered his way to the 1956 NFL championship, while playing in six NFL Championship Games during his career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982, and for more than 20 years he's been a color commentator on Redskins radio along with former teammate Sonny Jurgensen.  His other book, Tough Stuff, was released in 1988 with co-author Leonard Shapiro.

Dr. Kristine Setting Clark is a University of San Francisco graduate, author, and a feature writer for the San Francisco 49ers' and Dallas Cowboys' Gameday magazines. She has authored or coauthored six other books: A Cowboy's Life; Undefeated, Untied, and Uninvited; St. Clair: I'll Take it Raw!; Legends of the Hall: The Fabulous Fifties; Nothing Comes Easy; and The Fire Within. Dr. Clark resides in Northern California with her husband and has two grown children and two grandsons. Her grandson Justin is Hall of Fame member Bob St. Clair's godson.

CONTACT: Josh Williams, Independent Publishers Group, 312-337-0747, jwilliams@ipgbook.com

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