Neill Armstrong

Bio

Full name: Neill Ford Armstrong

Born: March 9, 1926 in Tishomingo, OK

Died: Aug. 10, 2016 (Obituary)

Last Season (1954) Vitals:
  • Height: 6′ 2″
  • Weight: 189 lbs
  • Position: E
  • Jersey: #77
Amateur Programs
  • Oklahoma State
  • Tishomingo HS (Tishomingo, OK)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
3 Season Career

Active years: 1951, 1953–1954
Active teams (1):

  • WPG 1951, 1953–1954

45 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 44 regular season games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (0 championship wins)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
  • 1953 Grey Cup
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
3 seasons
(Rank: T3676th,
68th percentile,
3 CFL seasons)		 1 team 44
(Rank: T3051st,
73rd percentile,
44 CFL games)		 0 1
1951 WPG E 80 14 -- 0
1953 WPG E 76 14 -- 1
1954 WPG E 77 16 -- 0
Neill Armstrong Records Held and Approached

CategoryRankValueTeamSeasonGameLeague Record Held Span OR
Regular Season
Longest Reception – Play T41st 100 yards (TD) WPG 1951 WPG 15 @ EDM 8 Tied Oct. 1, 1951
 
Grey Cup
Receiving Yards – Game 9th 140 yards WPG 1953 WPG 6 vs HAM 12 Nov. 28, 1953–Nov. 27, 1954
  • Edmonton Eskimos (March 7, 1964 – Nov. 16, 1969)

Neill Armstrong's Head Coaching Record
CFL
SeasonGPWLTPCTPFPA
Regular Season96375630.4171,4651,966
Playoffs30300.0002666
1 – Interim