John Lee Armstrong

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1932–2012)}}

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| 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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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1967

| name = Samford

| overall = 8–2–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1968

| name = Samford

| overall = 6–4

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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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

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

=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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| ranking = no

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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

| conf =

| 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

| ranking2 = 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