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