Bob Armstrong (basketball, born 1920)

Bob Armstrong
Personal information
Born	June 11, 1920; Cambridge, Ohio
Died	November 22, 2009 (aged 89); Jacksonville, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Glenville State (1938–1942)
Position	Forward
Career history
1945	Youngstown 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Robert F. Armstrong". Obituary. MeaningfulFunerals.net. November 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Bob Armstrong NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ "Bob Armstrong statistics". JustSportsStats.net. 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bob Armstrong – Class of 2008". glenville.edu. Glenville State College. 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[obit-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Robert F. Armstrong". Obituary. MeaningfulFunerals.net. November 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[bbr-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.

[hof-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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