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Dwayne Armstrong

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Dwayne Armstrong is an American 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 and pre-season games.[4][5]

Following his AFL attempt, Armstrong became the NFL development manager for Australasia.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN" (PDF). Iowa State University Official Athletics Site. Iowa State University. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ Linnell, Stephen (12 August 1996). "League plan for foreign list". The Age. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ International Sportsmen recruited to the AFL
  4. ^ Bombers try their Irish luck
  5. ^ Connolly, Rohan (18 February 1996). "Saints' stars shine". The Sunday Age.
  6. ^ Doubts on Wayne Carey playing NFL[dead link]