Peter Armstrong (1936–2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Full name | Peter Raymond Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1936 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 2019 (aged 82–83) Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editArmstrong was a hooker with the St. George Dragons who played eight seasons with the club between 1957-1964.
He came into the first grade side when Ken Kearney suffered his career ending injury in 1961. Armstrong became a dual premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons, winning the premiership with them in the 1961 Grand Final and the 1964 Grand Final while deputizing for the injured Ian Walsh.
Death
editArmstrong died on 7 April 2019 at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Armstrong - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "Vale Peter Armstrong". 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Vale: NRL in Memoriam 2019". www.nrl.com. 27 December 2019.
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