Chris Armstrong (Canadian football)

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Chris Armstrong
No. 81
Born: (1967-08-28) August 28, 1967 (age 56)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status American
Position(s) WR
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
College Fayetteville
Career history
As player
1990 Washington Commandos
19911992 Edmonton Eskimos
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders
19941995 Baltimore Stallions
19961998 Montreal Alouettes
19981999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 1994
Career stats
Receiving449 (Avg: 18.0 yards)
Longest Receiving97
Receiving TDs69
Kickoff Returns37 (Avg: 19.8 yards)
Kickoff TDs0

Christopher Armstrong (born August 28, 1967) is a former Canadian Football League receiver who played 9 seasons for five different teams. In 2008, he was named offensive coordinator of the Maryland Maniacs of the Indoor Football League. [1] He was previously the head coach at National Academy Foundation High School (NAF) in Baltimore City Maryland. In the 2017 he became the head coach at Loch Raven High School in Towson Maryland and is currently going into his second year there. Armstrong said his five favorite players at Loch Raven High are LaMonte Brown, Adrian Hayes, Tariq Davis, Jessie Mayo and Kenneth Sweeney saying that they laid the foundation for the underclassmen to turn the struggling program around.

Armstrong attended college at Fayetteville State University.

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References

  1. "Former Baltimore Stallions Star Chris Armstrong Takes Offensive Helm". OurSports Central. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2010.