:Willie Armstead

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1952)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}

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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1952|4|10}}

|birth_place=Newport News, Virginia, U.S.

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|College=Utah

|Position=Slotback
Wide receiver

|number=18

|DraftedYear=1975

|DraftedRound=13

|DraftedPick=317
(By the Cleveland Browns)

|CFLAllStar=1978, 1979, 1982

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|playing_years1=1976–1982

|playing_team1=Calgary Stampeders

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Willie Armstead (born April 10, 1952) is a former slotback and wide receiver who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders.

He is a native of Newport News, Virginia, a 1971 graduate of Newport News High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Utah. He was named to the All-star team in 1978, 1979[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A0Y_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1259,1292020&dq=willie+armstead+all+star&hl=en Eskimos Place 14 On Western Conference Squad] and 1982.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2MI0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=NKUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=977,1997256&dq=willie+armstead+all+star&hl=en Bombers dominate West all-star team]

He never played in the NFL, but was drafted to the Cleveland Browns in the 13th round of the 1975 NFL draft,[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1975/draft.htm 1975 NFL Draft] and then signed as a free agent with the New England Patriots in 1976.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F58rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5305,2326166&dq=willie+armstead+patriots&hl=en Patriots Sign 25 Free Agents, Make Two Promotions]