1957-58 Offseason
Retirements OL Bill Armstrong - Evansville, IN College: Rogers Clark (IN) Teams: Chicago Hogs (1948-1957) AFL Championships: 3 (1951, 1952, 1954) All-AFL: 4 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) All-Star: 4 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) Armstrong will be looked back upon as part of how offensive linemen changed from the beginnings of the sport to how it is today. A standout player for the Rogers Clark Badgers, he was much larger than many of the players that would have played at the position in the past. His burly stature pretty much stopped any defender in his tracks, and the Hogs thought they could use him to stop defenders from their cross-town rival. The Stars defensive line could seemingly get through any blocker, and the Hogs were willing to throw anything at the wall to see what stuck. Armstrong was fitting to his name, almost single-handedly stopping the lankier Stars defensive linemen, and the rest of the league took notice of how to make an offensive line. Armstrong was a cornerstone of the ...