Place of birth: Geneva, Illinois Height 1.91 m College University of North Texas | Undrafted: 1999 Weight 144 kg Position Center | |
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Date of birth: (1976-12-09) December 9, 1976 (age 40) | ||
Phillip Armour (born December 9, 1976) is a former American football player who played for the University of North Texas and the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.
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Armour accepted a full football scholarship from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) in January 1995. After starting for 4 years at UNT, Armour signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent immediately after the 1999 NFL Draft. After being injured in his first training camp with the Colts and being placed on injured reserve for the entire 1999 season, Armour made the Colts' 53-man roster for the 2000 season. He was released by the Colts in April 2001, and retired from professional football in 2003.
Early years
Armour was born in Geneva, IL, to Corin J. Armour and Joe C. Armour. He lived in the suburbs of Chicago until 2nd-Grade, when his mother relocated he and his sister (Sonja F. Clay, née Armour) to Frisco, TX, to live with their maternal grandparents. Armour, his sister and his mother then moved to Denton, TX, a year later to begin 3rd-Grade. Armour attended Evers Park Elementary for 3rd and 4th-Grade, Hodges Elementary for 5th and 6th-Grade, Strickland Middle School for 7th-thru-9th-Grade, and Denton High School for 10th-thru-12th-Grade; he graduated from DHS in May 1995.
Denton High School (Denton, TX) #66; District 5-5A
Armour visited five Division-I schools before committing to UNT: North Carolina State University, University of Kansas, Southern Methodist University, Colorado State University, and The University of North Texas.
College
The University of North Texas (Denton, TX) #67; NCAA Div. I; Independent/Big West Conference
Armour was invited to, and played in, two post-season all-star games following his Senior year at UNT:
74th-Annual East-West Shrine Game in Stanford, CA, at Stanford Stadium on January 16, 1999.
53rd-Annual Hooters Hula Bowl in Maui, HI, at War Memorial Stadium on January 23, 1999.
Armour went undrafted in the 1999 NFL Draft, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an Undrafted Free Agent immediately after the draft ended. He signed his NFL rookie contract on May 21, 1999.
NFL
Indianapolis Colts #54; AFC East Division
November 12 vs. New York Jets; November 19 @ Green Bay Packers; November 26 vs. Miami Dolphins
Armour was released from the Indianapolis Colts during the offseason on April 21, 2001. He officially retired from the NFL in January 2003.
Personal life
As of 2016, Armour has two sons, Blaise M. Armour (born January 26, 2002) and Major S. Armour (born December 27, 2015), and lives with his wife (Hailey R. Armour, née Miele—married on October 28, 2015) and children in Leander, TX. He has been a Sales Executive for Avant Technology in Pflugerville, TX, since July 15, 2002.