Tanner Huff is one of the best athletes to come out of Butte, America this century.

He was a member of Butte High’s 2019 football team that advanced to the Class AA State championship game as a junior. As a senior, he won four gold medals at the Class AA State track meet in Missoula.

On that beautiful May weekend in Missoula, Tanner won gold in the 100- and 200-meter races. He also ran a leg of Butte High’s championship relays as the Bulldogs captured the state title in the 400- and 1,600-meter relays.

Tanner had committed to play football at Montana Western. After the Montana Grizzlies saw his speed on the track, though, they offered him a chance to join the program as a preferred walk on. Tanner snapped up that opportunity.

This past season, Tanner was a standout on special teams for the Grizzlies, who advanced the semifinals of the NCAA FCS playoffs. Last May, Tanner also finished a degree in business management from the University of Montana.

Now that his career football career is over, he is working on his master’s degree.

Listen in to this episode as Tanner talks about playing for the Bulldogs and his career as a Grizzly. Listen as Tanner talks about the toughness it takes to be a Montana Grizzly.

Listen in to hear why he might have caught some people off guard with his great track season as a senior. Listen to hear some of his plans as he begins life after football.

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