Jon Dwane "Jaguar Jon" Arnett (April 20, 1935 – January 16, 2021) was an American professional football player. He was a first-team All-American out of USC and Manual Arts High School.
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Position: | Halfback, KR, PR |
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Born: | (1935-04-20)April 20, 1935 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died: | January 16, 2021(2021-01-16) (aged 85) Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) |
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High school: | Manual Arts (CA) |
College: | USC |
NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Arnett died on January 16, 2021, from heart failure in Lake Oswego, Oregon.[1]
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 1955 1956. 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.
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.
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | 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[3] | 123 | 85 | 964 | 3,833 | 4.0 | 80 | 26 | 222 | 2,290 | 10.3 | 75 | 10 |
Arnett ran a distribution service and supplied frozen foods to Costco, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart. After living for many years in Rancho Palos Verdes, Arnett and his family moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon.[4]
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Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks | |
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Formerly the Cleveland Rams (1936–1945) and St. Louis Rams (1995–2015) | |
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Los Angeles Rams 1957 NFL Draft selections | |
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Los Angeles Rams 40th Anniversary Team | |
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First-team Offense |
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First-team Defense |
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First-team Special Teams |
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Second-team Offense |
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Second-team Defense |
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Second-team Special Teams |
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NFL annual punt return yards leaders | |
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Pop Warner Trophy winners | |
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USC Trojans rushing leaders | |
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