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Willie Armstead had a very successful seven year career with the Calgary Stampeders from 1976-1982. Armstead was a tight end / slot back, but a little different from many other tight ends from that era as he had excellent speed and was one of the premier deep threats in the CFL. Armstead joined Calgary in 1976, playing just four games with 6 catches, but he averaged 28.7 yards per catch which was a sign of things to come. Armstead missed all of the 1977 season, but returned in 1978 to pick up 39 catches for 881 yards and an excellent 22.6 yard average. Armstead was not really a threat to lead the leage in catches, but in 1979 and 1980 he also averaged over 20 yards a catch. Ironically, Armstead only dipped below the 20 yard average in his final two seasons when he set new highs in catches with 57 in 1981 and 61 in 1982. In 1982, Armsted also set a career high in yards with 1081. Armstead won West All-Star honours three times (1978, 1979 and 1982) and was a CFL All-Star in 1979.
Games Played and Receiving
| Team |
Year |
GP |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| CAL |
1976 |
4 |
6 |
172 |
28.7 |
78 |
2 |
| CAL |
1977 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| CAL |
1978 |
16 |
39 |
881 |
22.6 |
101 |
9 |
| CAL |
1979 |
16 |
48 |
968 |
20.2 |
105 |
8 |
| CAL |
1980 |
16 |
35 |
712 |
20.3 |
78 |
9 |
| CAL |
1981 |
16 |
57 |
861 |
15.1 |
75 |
10 |
| CAL |
1982 |
16 |
61 |
1081 |
17.7 |
74 |
5 |
Rushing
| Year |
Team |
TC |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1976 |
CAL |
1 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
| 1977 |
CAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1978 |
CAL |
1 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| 1979 |
CAL |
2 |
42 |
21 |
0 |
37 |
| 1980 |
CAL |
2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 1981 |
CAL |
3 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
19 |
| 1982 |
CAL |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
8 |
Fumbles
| Year |
Team |
F |
FL |
OFR |
| 1976 |
CAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1977 |
CAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1978 |
CAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1979 |
CAL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 1980 |
CAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1981 |
CAL |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| 1982 |
CAL |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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