Dwayne Armstrong

Dwayne Armstrong is a former sportsman who played American Football and Australian rules football.

College football career

Armstrong played college football for Iowa State in 1991 and 1992, lettering in both years.[1]

Australian rules football

The African-American athlete is best known for converting to Australian Rules Football where he was recruited by Essendon Football Club coach Kevin Sheedy[2] to play in the Australian Football League[3]

He showed some promise and was put on Essendon's supplementary list. Although he did not debut at senior AFL level, he played several reserve grade games.[4]

Following his AFL attempt, Armstrong became the NFL development manager for Australasia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN" (PDF). Iowa State University Official Athletics Site. Iowa State University. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ↑ AFL urged to take on world
  3. ↑ International Sportsmen recruited to the AFL
  4. ↑ Bombers try their Irish luck
  5. ↑ Doubts on Wayne Carey playing NFL
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