Birthday profile

B. J. Armstrong

B. J. Armstrong, American basketball player and sportscaster

Born
September 9, 1967
Age in 2026
59
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1967

About B. J. Armstrong

Benjamin Roy Armstrong Jr. (born September 9, 1967) is an American professional basketball executive and former professional basketball player who is the assistant general manager of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Armstrong won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships during his career as a point guard for the Chicago Bulls. == Early life == Armstrong was born in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He graduated in 1985. == Playing career == === College career === Armstrong had an illustrious career at the University of Iowa as the Hawkeyes' all-time leader in assists with 517 upon graduation; and is currently ranked sixth all-time. He also ranked sixth on the school's all-time steals list (178) and fourth in total points (1,705). The 6-foot-2 guard shot.443 (136-of-307) from three-point range over his four-year career and averaged 18.6 points and 5.4 assists as a senior. Armstrong received his bachelor's degree from Iowa in May 1989. === National Basketball Association === ==== Chicago Bulls ==== Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1989 NBA draft, the 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) Armstrong helped the team return to the Eastern Conference Finals after compiling 55 regular season victories in 1990.

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Career and life highlights

B. J. Armstrong timeline

  1. Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1989 NBA draft, the 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) Armstrong helped the team return to the Eastern Conference Finals after compiling 55 regular season victories in 1990.
  2. In 1993, he locked down the starting job, contributing to a 57–25 record and the Bulls' third straight title.
  3. He was voted a starter in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, finished second in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage at.444 while leading the team to a 55–27 record and a second-round exit from the playoffs.

The world when B. J. Armstrong was born

B. J. Armstrong was born in 1967. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1967

  • #1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
  • Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
  • Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
  • Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
  • Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
  • Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
  • World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in B. J. Armstrong's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19672026
Gas$0.33$3.45/gal
Average home$14,800$435,000
Average income$9,800$67,500
Minimum wage$1.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.22$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population198.7M341 million

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