Bob Armstrong
Personal information
Born(1920-06-11)June 11, 1920
Cambridge, Ohio
DiedNovember 22, 2009(2009-11-22) (aged 89)
Jacksonville, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
CollegeGlenville State (1938–1942)
PositionForward
Career history
1945Youngstown Bears
Career highlights and awards
  • Glenville State University Hall of Fame (2008)
  • WVIAC 50-Year All-Time Team
  • 2× All-WVIAC (1941, 1942)

Robert F. Armstrong (June 11, 1920 – November 22, 2009)[1] was an American professional basketball player.[2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Youngstown Bears in just one game during the 1945–46 season but did not register a single statistic.[2]

Armstrong was born in Cambridge, Ohio, but was raised in Warren, Ohio.[1] He played college basketball at Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, from 1938 to 1942.[3][4] He was the sixth man in his freshman season of 1938–39 but then a starter his final three years.[4] He earned All-WVIAC honors twice (1941, 1942).[1] In 2008, he was inducted into Glenville State's Hall of Fame.[4] Armstrong graduated in 1942 and went on to earn a master's degree from Kent State University.[1]

Outside of Armstrong's one-game professional basketball career, he served the U.S. Army in World War II;[1] was a middle- and high-school teacher as well as a high school track, baseball, and basketball coach;[1] worked in insurance, and then owned a private business (TRW Title Insurance Co.) until his retirement in 1998.[1][4] Armstrong died at McGraw Hospice Center in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 22, 2009, at age 89.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Robert F. Armstrong". Obituary. MeaningfulFunerals.net. November 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bob Armstrong NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bob Armstrong statistics". JustSportsStats.net. 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Bob Armstrong – Class of 2008". glenville.edu. Glenville State College. 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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