Curly Armstrong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Curly Armstrong

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1918

Place of Birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1983

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Paul Carlyle "Curly" Armstrong (November 1, 1918 – June 6, 1983) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 5'11" guard/forward, Armstrong starred at Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he reached two state championship games while leading his team to a 50-6 record.
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Armstrong attended Indiana University, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors during his junior year.
He then played, and briefly coached, for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons professional basketball team (today's Detroit Pistons).
He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He was head basketball coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, for two seasons.
His record in 1951-52 was 10 wins and 10 losses.
His record in 1952-53 was 9 wins and 10 losses.