Johnny Armstrong

John A. Armstrong, Jr. (August 10, 1897 – April 30, 1960) was an American football player and coach. After attending the University of Dubuque, where he was a four-sport athlete, he coached at Columbia College, in addition to managing a recreation hall. Armstrong played on the Rock Island Independents of the National Football League, and later the first American Football League, from 1923–1926. The Green Bay Press-Gazette named Armstrong a third-team All-Pro in 1923. That season, Armstrong was the NFL leader in passing yards and passes intercepted, according to unofficial statistics.