Otis Armstrong

Otis Armstrong
Position(s)
Running back		 Jersey #(s)
24
Born November 15, 1950 (1950-11-15) (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois
Career information
Year(s) 1973–1980
NFL Draft 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
College Purdue
Professional teams
Career stats
Rushing Yards 4,453
Average 4.4
Touchdowns 25
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Otis Armstrong (born November 15, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) was a running back in the NFL. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire career from 1973-1980. Before his NFL career, Armstrong played for Purdue University becoming the school's all-time leading rusher. Armstrong was selected to Purdue's All-Time team in 1987 as part of a celebration of 100 years of football at Purdue.

In his second NFL season, Armstrong led the league in rushing yards (1,407) and yards per carry (5.3). In the 1977 season, he assisted the Broncos to an appearance in Super Bowl XII, which they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27-10.

Armstrong finished his 8 NFL seasons with 4,453 rushing yards, 123 receptions for 1,302 receiving yards, and 879 yards from kickoff returns. He also scored 32 touchdowns (25 rushing and 7 receiving).

Armstrong attended Farragut High School in Chicago, and was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Floyd Little		 Denver Broncos Starting Running Back
1974-1980		 Succeeded by
Rick Parros
Offense
QB Bert Jones | RB Otis Armstrong | RB Woody Green | RB Greg Pruitt | WR Johnny Rodgers | TE Charle Young
OT Paul Seymour | OT Jerry Sisemore | G John Hannah | G Ron Rusnak | C Tom Brahaney
Defense
DL Bruce Bannon | DL Dave Butz | DL Rich Glover | DL Willie Harper | DL Greg Marx
LB Randy Gradishar | LB John Skorupan
DB Cullen Bryant | DB Randy Logan | DB Robert Popelka | DB Brad Van Pelt

Draft years

70  · 71  · 72  · 73  · 74  · 75  · 76  · 77  · 78  · 79  · 80  · 81  · 82  · 83  · 84  · 85  · 86  · 87  · 88  · 89  · 90  · 91  · 92  · 93  · 94  · 95  · 96  · 97  · 98  · 99  · 00  · 01  · 02  · 03  · 04  · 05  · 06  · 07  · 08  · 09  · 10  · 11
LeClerc • Gaiters • Olsen • Alexander • Brown • Shay • Little • Anderson • Montgomery • Odoms • Armstrong • Gradishar • Wright • Glassic • Schindler • Latimer • Clark • Smith • Willhite • Hinton • Sewell • Nattiel • Gregory • Atwater • Croel • Maddox • Da. Williams • Mobley • Pryce • Nash • Wilson • O'Neal • Middlebrooks • Lelie • Foster • D. J. Williams • Cutler • Moss • Clady • Moreno • Ayers • Thomas • Tebow • Miller

AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD

NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA