Johnny Armstrong

American football player and coach (1897–1960)

American football player
  • End, halfback, quarterback
Career history As a player:
  • Rock Island Independents (1923–1926)
As a coach:
  • Rock Island Independents (1924, 1926)
Head coaching recordCareer:7–8–3Coaching stats at PFR

John A. Armstrong Jr. (August 10, 1897 – April 30, 1960)[1] was an American football player and coach.

Armstrong was born in Hutchinson, Kansas.[2] From 1918 to 1922, he attended the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was a four-sport athlete. A quarterback in college, Armstrong helped the school's football team win conference titles in 1919 and 1920. In addition, he received varsity letters in baseball, basketball, and track.[3] Professionally, he played on the Rock Island Independents of the National Football League (NFL), and later the first American Football League, from 1923 to 1926 as an end, halfback, and quarterback.[4] The Green Bay Press-Gazette named Armstrong a third-team All-Pro in 1923.[5] That season, Armstrong was the NFL leader in passing yards and passes intercepted, according to unofficial statistics.[1] In 1924, Armstrong coached the Independents to a 5–2–2 record, and a fifth-place finish.[6] For his last professional football season, 1926, he also served as coach for Rock Island in the AFL; the Independents were 2–6–1 that year.[1]

Armstrong also played minor league baseball for the Dubuque Climbers/Dubs/Ironmen and Oklahoma City Indians from 1922 to 1928.[7] He was the head football and basketball coach at Columbia College—now known as Loras College—in Dubuque, in addition to managing a recreation hall.[1][8][9] In 1960, Armstrong died in Dubuque.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Maxymuk, John (2012). NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920–2011. McFarland & Company. pp. 354–355. ISBN 9780786465576.
  2. ^ a b "John Armstrong". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Johnny Armstrong ('22)". University of Dubuque. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Johnny Armstrong". Database Football. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Hogrogian, John (1982). "All-Pros of the Early NFL" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (11). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "John Armstrong Coaching Results". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  7. ^ "John Armstrong". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Coaching Records". Loras College. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "History of Loras College". Loras College. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
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Rock Island Independents head coaches
  • Rube Ursella (1920)
  • Frank Coughlin (1921)
  • Jimmy Conzelman (1921–1922)
  • Herb Sies (1923)
  • Johnny Armstrong (1924)
  • Rube Ursella (1925)
  • Johnny Armstrong (1926)
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Loras Duhawks head football coaches
  • John Chalmers (1907–1913)
  • Gus Dorais (1914–1917)
  • Walter Martin (1918–1919)
  • Ira Davenport (1920–1921)
  • Eddie Anderson (1922–1924)
  • Elmer Layden (1925–1926)
  • Johnny Armstrong (1927–1931)
  • Jerry Jones (1932–1933)
  • John Niemiec (1934–1937)
  • Len A. Winter (1938–1940)
  • Vince Dowd (1941–1942)
  • No team (1943–1944)
  • Vince Dowd (1945–1946)
  • Wally Fromhart (1947–1950)
  • Richard Friend (1951–1952)
  • Mike Scarry (1953)
  • Ed Murphy (1954)
  • Charles Toole (1955–1957)
  • Robert Zahren (1958–1959)
  • No team (1960–1969)
  • Don Hendricks (1970–1974)
  • Steve McGrath (1975)
  • Bob Bucko (1976)
  • Claude Maddox (1977)
  • Dave Ostrander (1978–1979)
  • Bob Bierie (1980–2004)
  • Chris Klieman (2005)
  • Steve Osterberger (2006–2010)
  • Paul Mierkiewicz (2011–2013)
  • Steve Helminiak (2013– )


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