Peter Armstrong | |
Fullname: | Peter Raymond Armstrong |
Birth Date: | 1936 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Death Date: | 7 April |
Death Place: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia |
Retired: | yes |
Club1: | St. George |
Year1start: | 1957 |
Year1end: | 64 |
Appearances1: | 52 |
Tries1: | 8 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 24 |
Club2: | Newtown |
Year2start: | 1965 |
Appearances2: | 6 |
Tries2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 0 |
Updated: | 13 June 2019 |
Source: | [1] |
Peter Armstrong (1936–2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Armstrong was a hooker with the St. George Dragons who played eight seasons with the club between 1957-1964.
He came into the first grade side when Ken Kearney suffered his career ending injury in 1961. Armstrong became a dual premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons, winning the premiership with them in the 1961 Grand Final and the 1964 Grand Final while deputizing for the injured Ian Walsh.
He finished his career at Newtown in 1965.[2]
Armstrong died on 7 April 2019 at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[3] [4]