Harlan Huckleby
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| Position: | Running back / Kick returner | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 30, 1957 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||||||
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| College: | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 5 / Pick: 120 | ||||||
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Football Big Ten Team Champion (3x) Track All-American (1976, 4x400m) Big Ten indoor 4x400 Champion Big Ten Indoor Team Champion (1x) Big Ten Outdoor Team Champion (1x) MHSAA State Champion (4x) |
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| Rushing yards: | 779 |
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| Receiving yards: | 411 |
| Kickoff return yards: | 1300 |
Harlan Charles Huckleby (born December 30, 1957) is a former professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Over the course of his NFL career he accumulated nearly 2500 all-purpose yards, with over half of that being return yards. He had played for three Michigan Wolverines football Big Ten Conference Champions. He also was a member of the Michigan Wolverines track team for one season where he became a Big Ten Champion and All-American as a member of the 4x400m relay race team. He had also been a four-time Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state champion in track and field. He played high school football at Cass Technical High School, graduating in 1975.
At Cass Technical High School he won the Class A MHSAA 220 yard dash both as a junior in 1974 and a senior in 1975. As a senior, he also won the state championship in the 100 yard dash and the 4x110 yard relay as a senior in 1975. He also competed in the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Championships in 1974 placing fifth in the 440 yard dash.
Huckleby started 30 games for Bo Schembechler's consecutive Big Ten Conference champion Michigan Wolverines during the 1976 through 1978. During his Michigan Wolverines Career he accumulated a total of 2624 yards rushing, including twenty-five touchdowns and nine 100-yard games. He saw limited action in his three Rose Bowls. When the Wolverines beat Northwestern Wildcats, 69–0, in week six of the 1975 season it was the first time in Michigan history that the Wolverines had three backs who each rushed for at least 100 yards. Harlan Huckleby gained 157 yards, and Michigan tied the modern Big Ten record of 573 rushing yards in the game. Huckleby was the leading rusher for Michigan in both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards.
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