At it's regular monthly meeting on September 13, 2012, Middleburg Town Council unanimously approved a resolution honoring football legend, broadcaster, horseman, sage, and entrepreneur Sam Huff as an "Ambassador for the Town of Middleburg."

A native of the coal mining town of Edna Gas, WV, Huff became an all-state high-school football player. As a college player he helped take West Virginia University to the 1954 Sugar Bowl and to a combined four-year 31-7 won/loss record. In 1955 he was named an All-American.

Drafted in the 3rd round of the NFL draft he played for the New York Giants from 1956-1963. Wildly popular, he was the first NFL player to make the cover of Time magazine. When the Giants traded him to the Redskins in 1964, the story was front page news in the New York Times.

He played for the Redskins from 1964 to 1968, retired because of a serious ankle injury, and then returned to the game for one more year at the request of then Redskins head coach Vince Lombardi.

He is a member of both the college and NFL football halls of fame.

After retiring from the game Huff began a long and successful career as a radio commentator, first with the Giants, and then with the Redskins.

He is credited with making the West Virginia Breeders' Classic one of the premier events on the racing calendar.

In 1986 he began breeding thoroughbreds of his own at his "Sporting Life Farm" near Middleburg.

Since 2005 he has operated Middleburg Broadcasting from studios in his home on the east end of town.

Praised for his ongoing devotion to the town, his support of our local schools and non-profit organizations, and his never-failing promotion of all that makes Middleburg his home of choice, Huff's "ambassadorship" resolution passed unanimously.