Bill Armstrong (born June 24, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in the eighth round of the 1977 NFL draft.
[2][3] He was originally a quarterback before converting to defensive back his sophomore year.
[4][5] Armstrong also earned Associated Press Third-team All-American honors in 1975.
[4] He won the Arnold Palmer Award, which is given to Wake Forest's best male athlete, in 1976.