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Jon Arnett
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Arnett in 1959
No. 26, 21
Position:Halfback, KR, PR
Personal information
Born: (1935-04-20) April 20, 1935 (age 89)
Los Angeles, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College:USC
NFL draft:1957 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Jon Dwane "Jaguar Jon" Arnett (born April 20, 1935) is a former American football player. He was a first-team All-American out of USC and Manual Arts High School.

College career

Arnett was the multiple recipient of the W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Arnett won the Voit Trophy in both 1954 and 1955. He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of the USC Trojans.

  • 1954: 96 carries for 601 yards and 7 TD. 3 catches for 104 yards and 2 TD.[1]
  • 1955: 141 carries for 672 yards and 11 TD. 6 catches for 154 yards and 3 TD.
  • 1956: 99 carries for 625 yards and 6 TD. 2 catches for 38 yards.

Professional career

Arnett was a five-time Pro Bowler with the Los Angeles Rams from 1957 to 1963 and played with the Chicago Bears from 1964 to 1966. He was known by the popular nickname of Jaguar Jon Arnett.

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
G GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1957 LAR 12 9 86 347 4.0 68 2 18 322 17.9 66 3
1958 LAR 12 12 133 683 5.1 57 6 35 494 14.1 75 1
1959 LAR 12 11 73 371 5.1 80 2 38 419 11.0 38 1
1960 LAR 12 12 104 436 4.2 31 2 29 226 7.8 24 2
1961 LAR 14 14 158 609 3.9 26 4 28 194 6.9 29 0
1962 LAR 10 7 76 238 3.1 40 2 12 137 11.4 40 0
1963 LAR 9 8 58 208 3.6 20 1 15 119 7.9 41 1
1964 CHI 14 8 119 400 3.1 21 1 25 223 8.9 27 2
1965 CHI 14 3 102 363 3.6 24 5 12 114 9.5 30 0
1966 CHI 14 1 55 178 3.2 21 1 10 42 4.2 11 0
Career 123 85 964 3,833 4.0 80 26 222 2,290 10.3 75 10[2]

Retirement

Arnett runs a distribution service and supplies frozen foods to Costco, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart. After living for many years in Rancho Palos Verdes, Arnett and his family now live in Lake Oswego, Oregon.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jon-arnett-1.html
  2. ^ "Jon Arnett". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Newell, Cliff (January 31, 2008). "Jaguar Jon". Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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