Neill Armstrong

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Neill Armstrong
Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-03-09) March 9, 1926
Place of birth	Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Career information
Position(s)	Wide receiver
College	Oklahoma A & M
NFL Draft	1947 / Round 1 / Pick 8
Head coaching record
Career record	30-34
Stats
Playing stats	Pro Football Reference
Playing stats	DatabaseFootball
Coaching stats	Pro Football Reference
Coaching stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1947-1951 1951, 1953 & 1954	Philadelphia Eagles Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1962-1963 1964-1969 1970-1977 1978-1981 1982-1989	Houston Oilers Edmonton Eskimos Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys

Neill Ford Armstrong (born March 9, 1926) is a former American football player and coach whose career spanned more than 40 years at both the collegiate and professional levels.

Playing career

Armstrong played college football at Oklahoma A & M from 1943–1946, and was drafted in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Playing both at wide receiver and defensive back, Armstrong helped the team capture the NFL championship in both 1948 and 1949. Armstrong concluded his playing career in the early 1950s playing for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Coaching career

In 1962, Armstrong's professional coaching career began when he was hired as an assistant coach with the American Football League Houston Oilers. After serving two years in that capacity, he shifted back to Canada as head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos. In his six years, the team reached the postseason three times.

Armstrong was hired as an assistant with the Minnesota Vikings in 1970, and became an integral part of developing the team's dominating defense. After helping the team reach the postseason in all but one of the next eight years, he was hired as head coach of the Chicago Bears on February 16, 1978.

In four years at the helm of the Bears, he was only able to compile a record of 30-35, with one playoff appearance in 1979. He was fired on January 3, 1982, but hired less than two months later as an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. He spent the next eight seasons with the team before announcing his retirement on February 22, 1990.^[1]

He and Bud Grant hold the distinction of being the only two people to have both played and been a head coach in both the NFL and CFL.^[2]

References

↑ The Oklahoman. "Cowboys Shuffle Coaching Staff". Associated Press, February 23, 1990. Retrieved on May 4, 2013.
↑ Daniels, Rob. "Allan Houston among players on All-Space Team". ESPN.com, August 28, 2010. Retrieved on May 4, 2013.

Edmonton Eskimos head coaches

William Deacon White (1910–1913, 1919–1924, 1930)
Arnold Wark (1928–1929)
Cliff Shuttleworth (1931–1932)
Bob Fritz (1938–1939)
Annis Stukus (1949–1951)
Frank Filchock (1952)
Darrell Royal (1953)
Pop Ivy (1954–1957)
Sam Lyle (1958)
Eagle Keys (1959–1963)
Neill Armstrong (1964–1969)
Ray Jauch (1970–1976)
Hugh Campbell (1977–1982)
Pete Kettela (1983)
Jackie Parker (1983–1987)
Joe Faragalli (1987–1990)
Ron Lancaster (1991–1997)
Kay Stephenson (1998)
Don Matthews (1999–2000)
Tom Higgins (2001–2004)
Danny Maciocia (2005–2008)
Richie Hall (2009–2010)
Kavis Reed (2011–2013)
Chris Jones (2014– )

Decatur Staleys / Chicago Bears head coaches

George Halas (1920–1929)
Ralph Jones (1930–1932)
George Halas (1933–1942)
Heartley Anderson & Luke Johnsos (1942–1945)
George Halas (1946–1955)
Paddy Driscoll (1956–1957)
George Halas (1958–1967)
Jim Dooley (1968–1971)
Abe Gibron (1972–1974)
Jack Pardee (1975–1977)
Neill Armstrong (1978–1981)
Mike Ditka (1982–1992)
Dave Wannstedt (1993–1998)
Dick Jauron (1999–2003)
Lovie Smith (2004–2012)
Marc Trestman (2013– )

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1947 NFL Draft selections

Neill Armstrong Bill Mackrides George Savitsky Tony Yovicsin Al Satterfield Bob Leonetti Ulysses Cornogg Alex Sarkisian Jerry D'Arcy John Hamberger Al Johnson Joe Cook Jeff Durkota Hubert Shurtz Hal Bell T. J. Campion Fred Hall Jim Clayton George Blomquist Joe Haynes Stanton Hense Johnny Kelly H. J. Roberts Phil Cutchin Charley Wakefield Dick Langenbeck Bernie Winkler Bill Stephens Mike Kalosh

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox Johnson

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX 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

Philadelphia Eagles 1948 NFL Champions

Head Coach: Greasy Neale

Assistant Coaches: Larry Cabrelli
Charley Ewart
John Kellison

Philadelphia Eagles 1949 NFL Champions

Head Coach: Greasy Neale

Assistant Coach: John Kellison

Persondata
Name	Armstrong, Neill
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	March 9, 1926
Place of birth	Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Date of death
Place of death

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