Former Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. rescues a family from a house fire
A former University of Nebraska quarterback jumped to the rescue when a Gulfport, Mississippi, home caught fire.
Tommy Armstrong Jr. was visiting his mother in Gulfport when a fire started at a neighbor’s house.
Armstrong lived in Gulfsport until Hurricane Katrina damaged her mother’s home in 2005.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) throws a pass during a Big 10 game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 5, 2016, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
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The former Cornhusker wasted no time in springing into action.
“I saw a lot of smoke, so I started grabbing bricks and throwing them out the window,” Armstrong said. “I realized they were trying to get out the right rear window. So, I crawled in there, grabbed her, picked her up and dragged her over to the window, and we pulled her out. At the end of the day, I was just trying to find her. The I’ve known since I was a little girl.”
Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. throws during a 27-14 victory for the Nebraska Cornhuskers over the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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The fire caused “significant damage inside and out,” according to KSNB.
“We’re sitting in their living room and the neighbor’s house goes up in flames. We run over and I deal with the girl who hit the windows to get free, Tommy and his mom jump into the burning house to get the rest of the people out out,” Tommy’s wife Jaylyn said in a tweet.
Armstrong was forced to move into his father’s house in Texas when the 2005 hurricane damaged his mother’s house.
He was Nebraska’s starting quarterback from 2013 to 2016 and is their all-time leader in passing yards (8,871) and touchdowns (67). He went 30-13 with the Cornhuskers.
Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. acknowledges fans after a win against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Armstrong went undrafted, but was given a tryout by the Minnesota Vikings in 2017 as a running back. He currently plays for the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League.
