Jerry Lee Armstrong (June 26, 1936 – May 7, 2023) was an American

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. He competed in the

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division at the

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and finished in fifth place. Armstrong served with the

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and then graduated from

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. He later worked for 29 years at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, retiring in 1998 as personnel director. In the meantime he also refereed about 100 professional boxing matches. In 1980 he was inducted to the

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Hall of Fame. Armstrong died of Alzheimer's disease in

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, on May 7, 2023, at the age of 86.

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