Neill Armstrong
Neill Ford Armstrong
Born: March 9, 1926
Tishomingo, OK USA
Deceased: August 10, 2016
Hurst, TX
Position: E-DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 189
College: Oklahoma St.
High School: Tishomingo (OK)
Career: 1947-1954
Drafted: 1947 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Coaching record
Neill Armstrong played from 1947 to 1954 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Armstrong intercepted 11 passes for 90 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFL | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 197 | 11.6 | 46 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 325 | 13.5 | 33 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 271 | 11.3 | 45 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 36 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 56 | 1024 | 18.3 | 100 | 10 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38 | 668 | 17.6 | 0 | 7 |
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28 | 416 | 14.9 | 46 | 2 |
| NFL | 76 | 961 | 12.6 | 46 | 11 | |
| CFL | 122 | 2108 | 17.3 | 100 | 19 | |
| Totals | 198 | 3069 | 15.5 | 100 | 30 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Totals | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 25 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |||||||
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
| CFL | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Totals | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 |
Honors
1951 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1953 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1953 - CFL CFL West All-Star
