Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

No. 31, 3
Forward/Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	November 1, 1918(1918-11-01)
Nationality	American
Date of death	June 6, 1983(1983-06-06) (aged 64)
Place of death	Fort Wayne, Indiana
High school	Central (Fort Wayne)
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College	Indiana
Career history
As player: Fort Wayne Pistons
As coach: Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1949)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Champion (1940)
Stats at NBA.com

Paul Carlyle "Curly" Armstrong (November 1, 1918 – June 6, 1983) was an American basketball player.

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.

External links

• Curly Armstrong at Basketball-Reference.com
• Profile at Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

Preceded by Carl Bennett

Fort Wayne Pistons head coach 1948–1949

Succeeded by Murray Mendenhall

Persondata
Name	Armstrong, Curly
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 1, 1918
Place of birth
Date of death	June 6, 1983
Place of death	Fort Wayne, Indiana