Norris Armstrong
Phillip Norris "Army" Armstrong (September 15, 1898 – October 11, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1918 to 1919 and professionally for one season, in 1922, with the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League (NFL). Armstong served as the head football coach at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1923 to 1930, compiling a record of 44–11–6.

Playing career
Centre
thumb|upright=.9|left|Centre after defeat of West Virginia in 1919. Armstrong is in the center.
Norris played tackle and halfback for Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and was a key offensive playerCollege Football Historical Society "Still The Greatest" by Jim Campbell, August 1996  during the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game and was captain of the team that year.Centre College  Centre vs Harvard  He also was a player on the school's basketball team.Big Blue History University of Kentucky Basketball vs Centre College, February 8, 1921  Centre College honored his contribution to the school's athletic program by inducting him into the college's Athletic Hall of Fame.Centre College Athletics  Hall of Fame He was a halfback on Centre's all-time football team chosen in 1935. 

Milwaukee Badgers
After graduation from Centre, Norris played professionally for the 1922 season as a tackle for the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League (NFL) alongside his college teammate Bo McMillin.JT-SW.com Norris ArmstrongDatabase Football  Norris ArmstrongDatabase Football  1922 Milwaukee Badgers

Coaching career
Centenary
Armstrong's first coaching position was in 1922 at Centenary College of Louisiana.The Beta Pi "Gridiron Coaches" Summer 2003  Here he was assistant to his college teammate (and future professional teammate) Bo McMillinPulaski Past Pulaski County Biographies where they produced an impressive record of eight wins and one lossCollege Football Data Warehouse  Centenary Yearly Results, 1920-1924 while outscoring opponents 295 to 41.College Football Data Warehouse  Centenary College 1922 Results

Carroll
thumb|right|Carroll Pioneers, c. 1920
After completing one year as an assistant coach, Armstrong was named the 15th head football at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, WisconsinWisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune September 19, 1923 and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1923 until 1930. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 44–11–6.Carroll College  Football Coaching Records

Armstrong oversaw one of the most successful periods of the football team at the college.City of Waukesha, Wisconsin "Waukesha's History"  The university honored his contributions by inducting him into the school's "Hall of Fame" in 1973.Carroll College Athletics  Hall of Fame

Key games for Carroll under Armstrong included the 1925 victory over Great Lakes Naval by a score of 73–0, and an undefeated 1925 season. The program never had anything but winning seasons under Armstrong, with the worst record being 4–3 in 1929; the worst loss that year was a 46–0 defeat by the Iowa Hawkeyes.Carroll University  Season by Season Results

After retiring from coaching, Armstrong remain with Carroll College to become athletic director and later a trustee of the college.The Evening Independent "A Football Legend is Dead" October 13, 1981

Head coaching record

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