Education
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 1976-1978 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A football seasons.
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.
In track, Huckleby was a member of the 1976 Men"s track team
The Men won the Big Ten Conference titles in both indoor and outdoor track that season.
Huckleby"s 4x400m relay team won the indoor Big Ten Championship race and placed third at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. Huckleby earned All-American honors for this. Although the team won both Big Ten track titles in 1978 Huckleby was not a member of the team