Neill Armstrong
American gridiron football player and coach (1926–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Neil Armstrong.
Neill Ford Armstrong (March 9, 1926 – August 10, 2016) was an American football player and coach whose career spanned more than four decades at both the college and professional levels. Notably, Armstrong served as the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Member of the 1945 National Championship Oklahoma A&M Team.
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Position: | End Defensive back |
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Born: | (1926-03-09)March 9, 1926 Tishomingo, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died: | August 10, 2016(2016-08-10) (aged 90) Trophy Club, Texas, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) |
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High school: | Tishomingo (OK) |
College: | Oklahoma A&M |
NFL draft: | 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 |
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Regular season: | NFL: 30–34 (.469) CFL: 37–56–3 (.401) |
Postseason: | NFL: 0–1 (.000) CFL: 0–3 (.000) |
Career: | NFL: 30–35 (.462) CFL: 37–59–3 (.389) |
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