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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.

Jon Arnett

No. 26, 21
Position:	Halfback, KR, PR
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	Manual Arts (CA)
College:	USC
NFL Draft:	1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1957–1963) Chicago Bears (1964–1966)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1958) Second-team All-Pro (1961) 5× Pro Bowl (1957–1961)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Arnett died on January 16, 2021, from heart failure in Lake Oswego, Oregon.[1]

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 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.

• 1954: 96 carries for 601 yards and 7 TD. 3 catches for 104 yards and 2 TD.[2]
• 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
		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

Retirement

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]

References

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