John Lee Armstrong (December 15, 1932 – November 1, 2012) was an American football player and coach.[1] He was a college football player at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama from 1950 to 1953.[2] Armstrong returned to his alma mater to serve as head football coach from 1966 to 1968, compiling a record of 20–9–2.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1932 Attalla, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2012 (aged 79) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1953 | Howard (AL) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965 | Woodlawn HS (AL) |
| 1966–1968 | Samford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–9–2 (college) |
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford Bulldogs (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1968) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Samford | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1967 | Samford | 8–2–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Samford | 6–4 | |||||||
| Samford: | 20–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–9–2 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "John Lee Armstrong". Samford University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "John Lee Armstrong". al.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Former Samford Head Coach John Lee Armstrong". al.com. 2 November 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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