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Nov 01, 1918 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Died on 06 Jun 1983 (aged 64)
American basketball player and coach
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- Paul Carlyle "Curly" Armstrong (November 1, 1918 – June 6, 1983) was an American professional basketball player and coach. 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. He was head basketball coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, for two seasons.
- His record in 1951-52 was 10 wins and 10 losses.
- His record in 1952-53 was 9 wins and 10 losses.
