Benjamin John "Ben" Huff

Mr. Huff, 31, of Charlotte, NC, died suddenly at his home on May 7, 2006. He was born on February 21, 1975, in Charlotte.
Ben excelled in football. In high school he was a 3 year varsity letterman and 3 year starter on offense and defense, and was 1992 All Conference Southwestern 4A, playing both tight end and linebacker and played in the North Carolina East/West All Star Game.
He was also a 3 year letterman in Track and Field in shot put and discus. In 1993 he was NC State Champion in discus at 182', a state meet record which still stands, and was awarded 2nd place in shot put.
Ben is considered one of the All Time Top 25 North Carolina Track and Field performers and was the 1993 Southwest Athlete of the Year.
He earned a scholarship in 1993 to the University of Michigan. After red shirting his first year, he played the next 4 years before an injury prior to his senior season sidelined him. He became the "twelfth man" on the 1997 National Championship Big Ten team.
After graduation he played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, also in the CFL, XFL and most recently 4 seasons in the AFL for Dallas.
Survivors include his mother, Martha Currie and her husband, Rod, of Charlotte and his father, Marty Huff and his wife, Bridget, of Temperance, MI; sister, Lisa Huff Rainey and her children; brother, Jason Huff and wife, Jennifer and their children, all of the Charlotte area; grandmother, Josephine Meyers; Ben's fianc‚, Tabitha Christy Payne and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is also survived by his stepsister, Holli Oess; her husband, Andy and their daughter, Avery, of Maumee, OH.
Services will be held in Charlotte, NC today.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michigan Athletic Department and can be mailed to 1000 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Attn: Jo Parker, c/o the Ben Huff Memorial Scholarship.