John Lee Armstrong
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1932–2012)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = John Lee Armstrong
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|12|15}}
| birth_place = Attalla, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|11|1|1932|12|15}}
| death_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1950–1953
| player_team1 = Howard (AL)
| coach_years1 = 1965
| coach_team1 = Woodlawn HS (AL)
| coach_years2 = 1966–1968
| coach_team2 = Samford
| coach_years3 = 1972–1977
| coach_team3 = Center Point HS (AL)
| overall_record = 20–9–2 (college)
34–32–3 (high school)
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John Lee Armstrong (December 15, 1932 – November 1, 2012) was an American football player and coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.samford.edu/news/2012/John-Lee-Armstrong-Former-Coach-Professor-Dies-at-79|title=John Lee Armstrong|publisher=Samford University|access-date=December 6, 2018}} He was a college football player at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama from 1950 to 1953.{{cite web|url=http://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=john-lee-armstrong&pid=160776592|title=John Lee Armstrong|publisher=al.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}} Armstrong returned to his alma mater to serve as head football coach from 1966 to 1968, compiling a record of 20–9–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/11/former_samford_head_coach_john.html|title=Former Samford Head Coach John Lee Armstrong|date=2 November 2012 |publisher=al.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}
Head coaching record
=College=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Samford Bulldogs
| conf = NCAA College Division independent
| startyear = 1966
| endyear = 1968
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1966
| name = Samford
| overall = 6–3–1
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1967
| name = Samford
| overall = 8–2–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = Samford
| overall = 6–4
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Samford
| overall = 20–9–2
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 20–9–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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=High school=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Woodlawn Colonels
| conf =
| startyear = 1965
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1965
| name = Woodlawn
| overall = 4–4–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Woodlawn
| overall = 4–4–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Center Point Eagles
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| startyear = 1972
| endyear = 1977
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1972
| name = Center Point
| overall = 6–4
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1973
| name = Center Point
| overall = 7–2–1
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| ranking = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1974
| name = Center Point
| overall = 5–5
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1975
| name = Center Point
| overall = 1–8–1
| conference = 1–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1976
| name = Center Point
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 3–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1977
| name = Center Point
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–2
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Woodlawn
| overall = 30–28–2
| confrecord = 6–6
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 34–32–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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