Background
He was born in Cedar Township, Van Buren Company, Iowa to James K Polk Huff and Eleanor Virginia née: Sheldon Huff, and died in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was born in Cedar Township, Van Buren Company, Iowa to James K Polk Huff and Eleanor Virginia née: Sheldon Huff, and died in Kansas City, Missouri.
He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He dropped his time to 11.1 seconds in his semifinal race to finish second behind eventual silver medallist James Rector who tied the Olympic record at 10.8 seconds. He came in last in his three-man semifinal race, running the distance in 23.0 seconds.