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Bob Armstrong

1920 – 2009

American basketball player

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About Bob Armstrong

Lived 1920 – 2009 (aged 89). Bob Armstrong was an American basketball player.

Robert F. Armstrong (June 11, 1920 – November 22, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. 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. He was the sixth man in his freshman season of 1938–39 but then a starter his final three years. He earned All-WVIAC honors twice (1941, 1942). In 2008, he was inducted into Glenville State's Hall of Fame. Armstrong graduated in 1942 and went on to earn a master's degree from Kent State University.

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

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Kent State University, Glenville State University
Awards
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Also known as
Robert F. "Bob" Armstrong

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bob Armstrong's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bob Armstrong?

American basketball player (1920–2009)

When was Bob Armstrong born?

Bob Armstrong was born on 11 June 1920 in Cambridge.

When did Bob Armstrong die?

Bob Armstrong died on 22 November 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida.

What was Bob Armstrong's occupation?

Bob Armstrong was a basketball player.

What nationality was Bob Armstrong?

Bob Armstrong was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bob Armstrong

· Wikidata: Q19281602

· DBpedia: Bob Armstrong (basketball, born 1920)

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MLA: "Bob Armstrong." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-armstrong-basketball-player-1920/.

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