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Huffman Donates Hair to Locks of Love
12/7/2010 10:00:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke senior tight end Brett Huffman had grown his hair out since May, 2009 but recently decided to donate it to Locks of Love.
“The reason I started growing my hair out was because me and the other tight ends decided as a group to separate ourselves from the other position groups,” said Huffman. “That was just a reflection of our personality. We have a wild-man attitude on the field and I think it has worked well for us as a group which is why we did it.”
Huffman battled injuries in his final season at Duke, playing in just four games. The senior from Massillon, Ohio, finished the year with three receptions for 22 yards. In his career he tallied 36 catches for 363 yards and four touchdowns while playing in 40 games with 21 starts.
“I heard about Locks of Love from a couple of friends and people who have previously donated, mostly women,” said Huffman. “After the North Carolina game it meant the end of the season and the end of my college career. I decided it was the end of an era and time for a change and buzz my hair. What would be better than to donate it to an awesome cause?”
“The reason I started growing my hair out was because me and the other tight ends decided as a group to separate ourselves from the other position groups,” said Huffman. “That was just a reflection of our personality. We have a wild-man attitude on the field and I think it has worked well for us as a group which is why we did it.”
Huffman battled injuries in his final season at Duke, playing in just four games. The senior from Massillon, Ohio, finished the year with three receptions for 22 yards. In his career he tallied 36 catches for 363 yards and four touchdowns while playing in 40 games with 21 starts.
“I heard about Locks of Love from a couple of friends and people who have previously donated, mostly women,” said Huffman. “After the North Carolina game it meant the end of the season and the end of my college career. I decided it was the end of an era and time for a change and buzz my hair. What would be better than to donate it to an awesome cause?”
Huffman went to Intaglio Salon to get his hair cut off, which is one of the local businesses that participates in the program.
“I just hope that my hair makes one little boy happy and that he wants to become a football player,” said Huffman. “I couldn't be happier with my decision to do this.”
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada who are under the age of 21 and are suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. The organization takes donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. The prostheses help to restore their self-esteem and confidence.
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