Former Husker QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. saves family from burning home
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A former Husker jumped into action after a Mississippi home caught fire Monday evening.
Tommy Armstrong Jr. and his mom were in the living room of their Gulfport home when a neighbor’s house “burst in flames,” Tommy’s wife, Jaylyn, said on Twitter.
The two ran over, broke open the windows and jumped into the home to get the residents out of the house.
@Tommy_Gun4 and his mom are heros. We’re sitting in her living room and the neighbors house burst in flames. We run over and I take care of the young girl who punched the windows out to break free, Tommy and his mom jump into the burning house to pull the remaining people out. pic.twitter.com/SIRgEoX5vP
— Jaylyn Armstrong (@JaylynArmstrong) December 27, 2022
Everyone inside the home got out safely, but some were taken to a local hospital for treatment, WLOX reported.
The cause of the fire was an electrical outlet overloaded with a space heater, according to WLOX.
Armstrong was a quarterback at Nebraska from 2012 to 2016. He earned several accolades, including the Tom Novak Trophy in 2016.
He also holds numerous records at Nebraska, including the most career passing yards (8,871) and the most career total offense (10,690 yards).
