Neill Armstrong

1926–2016 (age 90)

Football player and coach

Biography

Neill Armstrong spent years in the NFL as both a hard-hitting defensive back with the Chicago Bears and later as a coach who guided players at every level of the game.

He was admired for teaching young athletes resilience and teamwork, qualities remembered fondly by those who visit him at Medlin Cemetery.

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