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Hall of Fame

Dean Armstrong

Dean H. Armstrong

  • Class
    1951
  • Induction
  • Sport(s)
    Lacrosse, Football
Dean was a Third Team Little All-American in football (fullback) and a Second Team All-American in lacrosse.  Upon graduation he held the school records for yards gained rushing in a game (231 vs. Brooklyn College in 1948) and a season (1,016 in 1948).  He held the three-year (2,306) and four-year (2,438) career rushing marks as well as points in a three-year (127) and four-year (145) career.

An electrical engineering major from Bristol, Rhode Island, he was a member of Phalanx and the Theta Xi Fraternity.  He graduated from Colt Memorial High School prior to attending RPI.
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