Ken Huffine

Ken Huffine
Date of birth(1897-12-22)December 22, 1897
Place of birthHammond, Indiana, U.S.
Date of deathSeptember 26, 1977(1977-09-26) (aged 79)
Place of deathBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Fullback, Head Coach
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
US collegePurdue
Career history
As coach
1920Muncie Flyers
As player
1920Muncie Flyers
1920Fort Wayne Friars
1921Chicago Staleys
1922–1925Dayton Triangles
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Kenneth Wilbur Huffine (December 22, 1897 – September 26, 1977) was a professional football player-coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1920 until 1925. During that time, he played for the Muncie Flyers, Chicago Staleys and the Dayton Triangles. He was a member of the Staleys' 1921 Championship team. The Staleys were renamed the Chicago Bears in 1922. Ken also played with the independent Fort Wayne Friars in 1920, alongside the legendary Jim Thorpe.[1]

Prior to playing football professionally, Ken played college football at Purdue University. He was a three-time letterman with the Boilermakers in 1916, 1917 and 1919.[2]

  1. ^ "Forward Into Invisibility" (PDF). PFRA Annual. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Purdue Football All-Time Letterwinners - PURDUESPORTS.COM - Purdue Official Athletic Site". purduesports.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.