Anthony Armstrong (American football)
Armstrong at Redskins 2011 training camp.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 29, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Greencastle, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Carrolton (TX) Newman Smith | ||||||||||
| College: | West Texas A&M | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 54 |
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| Receiving yards: | 986 |
| Receiving average: | 18.3 |
| Receiving TDs: | 5 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
| Receptions: | 95 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,288 |
| Receiving TDs: | 20 |
Anthony A. Armstrong (born March 29, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2008. He played college football at West Texas A&M.
He was also a member of the Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars. Before joining the NFL, Armstrong was a member of the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League and the Odessa Roughnecks of the Intense Football League.
Armstrong was born on March 29, 1983 in Greencastle, Indiana. His mother, Gwen Armstrong, worked as an Administration Manager at IBM and his father, Thomas Armstrong, died when Anthony was 2 days short of 6 years old. Anthony is a middle child of 4. He has a brother named Courtney Lee and two sisters, Catrina Scott and Ashley Armstrong . When Anthony was a teenager, he played high school football at Newman Smith High School. During his senior season, he had 11 receptions for 250 yards and three touchdowns and was named to the All-Metrocrest second-team. He also lettered twice as a member of the track and field team and competed in the 100-meter dash.
Armstrong attended and played college football at West Texas A&M University, a Division II school in Canyon, Texas. As a freshman, he played in ten games and had 165 yards and one touchdown on 13 catches. The following season, he played in ten games and recorded 24 receptions for 256 yards. As a junior, Armstrong started all 11 games and caught 54 passes for 740 yards and four touchdowns. He was named the LSC South Receiver of the Year and earned first-team All-LSC South honors. In his final college season, Armstrong was named second-team All-LSC as a senior after leading the team with 54 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his four-year letterman career as West Texas A&M’s fourth leading receiver with 145 receptions for 1,768 yards and nine touchdowns.
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