Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
Known as Dean, he was the younger brother of Ross Armstrong. He came from their home in Iowa to attend Chadron State in the fall of 1936. He played both football and basketball for the Eagles. He was the leading scorer on the basketball team his final three years, averaging about 10 points a game during his career. He earned all-conference in basketball in 1936 and in football as a senior in 1939.
After graduating from CSC in 1940, he taught and coached at Mountain View, Wyo., for one year before joining the Marine Air Corps. He became a flight squadron commander and was a combat pilot for four years during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Marines as a lieutenant colonel. After that, he was a professor at Pepperdine University for eight years and later was a counselor in the Orange County Juvenile Hall. He received Chadron State’s Distinguished Service Award in May 1989.
