Phil Armour

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Phillip "Phil" Armour
Phil Armour Colts vs Chiefs 2000.jpg
Indianapolis Colts @ Kansas City Chiefs, c.2000
No. 54
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1976-12-09) December 9, 1976 (age 46)
Geneva, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
College: University of North Texas
Undrafted: 1999
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Phillip Armour (born December 9, 1976) is a former American football player who played for the University of North Texas and the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. [1]

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Armour accepted a full football scholarship from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) in January 1995. After starting for 4 years at UNT, [2] Armour signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent immediately after the 1999 NFL Draft. After being injured in his first training camp with the Colts and being placed on injured reserve for the entire 1999 season, Armour made the Colts' 53-man roster for the 2000 season. He was released by the Colts in April 2001, and retired from professional football in 2003.

Early years

Armour was born in Geneva, IL, to Corin J. Armour and Joe C. Armour. He lived in the suburbs of Chicago until 2nd-Grade, when his mother relocated he and his sister (Sonja F. Clay, née Armour) to Frisco, TX, to live with their maternal grandparents. Armour, his sister and his mother then moved to Denton, TX, a year later to begin 3rd-Grade. Armour attended Evers Park Elementary for 3rd and 4th-Grade, Hodges Elementary for 5th and 6th-Grade, Strickland Middle School for 7th-thru-9th-Grade, and Denton High School for 10th-thru-12th-Grade; he graduated from DHS in May 1995.

Denton High School (Denton, TX) #66; District 5-5A

Armour Senior Year at Denton High School, Aug.1994 Phil DHS.jpg
Armour Senior Year at Denton High School, Aug.1994

Armour visited five Division-I schools before committing to UNT: North Carolina State University, University of Kansas, Southern Methodist University, Colorado State University, and The University of North Texas.

College

The University of North Texas (Denton, TX) #67; NCAA Div. I; Independent/Big West Conference

Armour (#67) vs Texas Tech University, Sep.1998 Phil UNT.jpg
Armour (#67) vs Texas Tech University, Sep.1998

Armour was invited to, and played in, two post-season all-star games following his Senior year at UNT:

74th-Annual East-West Shrine Game in Stanford, CA, at Stanford Stadium on January 16, 1999. [5]

53rd-Annual Hooters Hula Bowl in Maui, HI, at War Memorial Stadium on January 23, 1999. [6]

Armour went undrafted in the 1999 NFL Draft, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an Undrafted Free Agent immediately after the draft ended. He signed his NFL rookie contract on May 21, 1999.

NFL

Indianapolis Colts #54; AFC East Division

November 12 vs. New York Jets; November 19 @ Green Bay Packers; November 26 vs. Miami Dolphins [10]

Armour was released from the Indianapolis Colts during the offseason on April 21, 2001. He officially retired from the NFL in January 2003.

Personal life

As of 2016, Armour has two sons, Blaise M. Armour (born January 26, 2002) and Major S. Armour (born December 27, 2015), and lives with his wife (Hailey R. Armour, née Miele—married on October 28, 2015) and children in Leander, TX. He has been a Sales Executive for Avant Technology in Pflugerville, TX, since July 15, 2002.

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References

  1. ↑ "Phillip Armour - Indianapolis Colts - Fantasy - NFL Football". foxsports.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Phillip Armour - UNT - All-time Team".
  3. ↑ "UNT All-Conference / NFL Players, p.59-62" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Mean Joe Greene - NTSU Legend".
  5. ↑ "1999 East-West Shrine Game Rosters". Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. ↑ "1999 Hula Bowl Rosters".
  7. ↑ "1999 Colts Season in Review". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  8. ↑ "2000 Colts Season in Review". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  9. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts NFL Roster 2000".
  10. ↑ "The Football Database NFL Profile - Phillip Armour".
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