Jimmy Armistead

James Cate Armistead (August 29, 1905 – March 1984) was an American college football player.

The first game played at Dudley Field was between the home-standing Commodores and the powerful Michigan Wolverines.

Armistead once caught a pass in the game and was tackled just a few yards short of the goal without fighting for extra yardage.

[5] Armistead led the nation in scoring in 1927 with 138 points,[6] a year in which he was a target of quarterback Bill Spears.

[9] He made the second-team of the composite All-Southern eleven behind Florida quarterback Clyde Crabtree.