Bill Armstrong (defensive back)
| No. 19 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 24, 1955 Dover, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Randolph (NJ) |
| College: | Wake Forest |
| NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 8 / Pick: 213 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bill Armstrong (born June 24, 1955) is a former
.College career
Armstrong played for the
East–West Shrine Game.[6] Armstrong set a school record for most career unassisted tackles with 271 while also recording 402 total tackles.[4] He won the Arnold Palmer Award, which is given to Wake Forest's best male athlete, in 1976.[4][6] He was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Armstrong was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002. He was also named an ACC Legend in 2005. His number 19 has been retired by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[4]
Professional career
Armstrong was selected by the
1977 NFL Draft.[8] He was released by the Browns on September 9, 1977.[9] He played in five games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL from 1977 to 1978.[10]
References
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- ^ "Bill Armstrong". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "ACC Announces Inaugural Football Legends Class". hokiesports.com. November 16, 2005. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Bill Armstrong". wakeforestsports.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "History & Tradition" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Collins, Dan (March 25, 2015). "Deacons nominate Armstrong for College Hall of Fame". journalnow.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ "1977 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Deals". The Ludington Daily News. Associated Press. September 10, 1977. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ "Bill Armstrong". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.