Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Personal information
Born	(1918-11-01)November 1, 1918
Died	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1938–1940)
Playing career	1941–1951
Position	Forward / Guard
Number	31, 3
Career history
As player:
1941–1943 1945–1951	Fort Wayne Pistons
As coach:
1948–1949	Fort Wayne Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (1940)

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

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com