| Johnny Armstrong | |
| Birth Date: | August 10, 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| College: | University of Dubuque |
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| Coachrecord: | 7–8–3 |
| Pfrcoach: | ArmsJo0 |
John Allen Armstrong Jr. (August 10, 1897 – April 30, 1960)[1] was an American football player and coach.
Armstrong was born in Hutchinson, Kansas.[2] From 1918 to 1922, he attended the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was a four-sport athlete. A quarterback in college, Armstrong helped the school's football team win conference titles in 1919 and 1920. In addition, he received varsity letters in baseball, basketball, and track.[3] Professionally, he played on the Rock Island Independents of the National Football League (NFL), and later the first American Football League, from 1923 to 1926 as an end, halfback, and quarterback.[4] The Green Bay Press-Gazette named Armstrong a third-team All-Pro in 1923.[5] That season, Armstrong was the NFL leader in passing yards and passes intercepted, according to unofficial statistics. In 1924, Armstrong coached the Independents to a 5–2–2 record, and a fifth-place finish.[6] For his last professional football season, 1926, he also served as coach for Rock Island in the AFL; the Independents were 2–6–1 that year.
Armstrong also played minor league baseball for the Watertown Cubs, Dubuque Climbers/Dubs/Ironmen, Oklahoma City Indians, and Davenport Blue Sox from 1921 to 1929.[7] He was the head football and basketball coach at Columbia College—now known as Loras College—in Dubuque, in addition to managing a recreation hall.[8] [9] In 1960, Armstrong died in Dubuque.