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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131712064" data-attributes="member: 1112294">Sam Huff, already in NFL HALL OF FAME and Jersey retired, was the best. Huff also in college football hall of fame as well as WVU HALL OF FAME. Huff was a WV native born in Edna Gas, WV. Huff helped lead WVU to a combined four-year mark of 31-7 and a berth in the 1954 Sugar Bowl. The Mountaineers were also able to defeat Penn State three years in a row while Huff wore the Gold and Blue.He earned four All-Pro berths in eight seasons (Huff was the voted the game's MVP in 1961) with the Giants and developed a great personal rivalry with linbacker Ray Nitschke of the Green Bay Packers and running back Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns. Huff was known as one of the few defenders who could tackle Brown one-on-one in the open field.Huff's Giants played in back-to-back NFL championship games in 1958 and 1959, losing both times to the Colts. The '58 game played in sudden death overtime was considered one of the defining moments in NFL history and set the league down the path toward becoming the most popular and lucrative sport in America.Huff was the first NFL player to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, and was also the subject of a CBS network TV show entitled "The Violent World of Sam Huff" narrated by Walter Cronkrite.When the Giants faced the Redskins in 1966, Huff had the satisfaction of beating his former team 72-41. Near the end of the game Huff could be seen imploring his offensive teammates to pour it on and score even more points.In 1982, Huff became just the second WVU player to be inducted into the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and later in 1999, he was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame.[URL unfurl="true"]https://wvusports.com/honors/wvu-sports-hall-of-fame/sam-huff/149[/URL]Talley second best or you don't know what you're talking about.He blossomed into a star for the Bills and played 12 seasons as the team's starting outside linebacker from 1983-94, never missing a game. At the conclusion of his career, Talley was the Bills' all-time leading tackler with 1,137. He also recorded 38 ½ sacks and 11 interceptions as a Bill.Talley once came off the bench during a 1983 game to sack Miami quarterback Dan Marino five times as the Bills rallied for a 38-35 overtime victory. He played in four Super Bowls and two Pro Bowls, and was twice voted All-Pro in 1990 and 1990 in becoming a Buffalo fan favorite. "I like the fact that he's about winning," said former San Francisco 49er rival Ronnie Lott. "He's not about showboating, or who's getting the glory, or who's making the plays. To me, that's a person giving of himself.”Three things missing for Talley is a victory over PSU, NFL HALL OF FAME and a title.Agree it's past time and should be in the NFL Hall of fame.[URL unfurl="true"]https://wvusports.com/honors/wvu-sports-hall-of-fame/darryl-talley/16[/URL]</blockquote>

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