Jon Arnett (Manual Arts HS, Los Angeles; USC)

Jon Arnett

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Jon Arnett

No. 26, 21
Position:	Halfback, KR, PR
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1935-04-20) April 20, 1935 (age 81)
Place of birth:	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
Los Angeles Rams (1957–1963) Chicago Bears (1964–1966)
Career highlights and awards
5× Pro Bowl (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

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.

Contents

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• 1 College career
• 2 Professional career
• 3 Retirement
• 4 References

College career[edit]

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[edit]

Arnett was a five-time Pro Bowler with the Los Angeles Rams from 1958 to 1962 and played with the Chicago Bears from 1964 to 1966. He was known by the popular nickname of Jaguar Jon Arnett.

Retirement[edit]

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.^[2]

References[edit]

1. Jump up ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jon-arnett-1.html
2. Jump up ^ Newell, Cliff (January 31, 2008). "Jaguar Jon". Lake Oswego Review. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 

[show] v t e 1957 NFL draft first-round selections
Paul Hornung Jon Arnett John Brodie Ron Kramer Len Dawson Jim Brown Clarence Peaks Jim Parker Don Bosseler Jerry Tubbs Del Shofner Bill Glass Earl Leggett

[show] v t e Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks
Drake Davis Hall Cordill Mucha Wilson Holovak Butkovich Hirsch Sitko Wedemeyer Thomason Pasquariello West McFadin Carey Moomaw Barker Beatty Morris Marconi Horton Arnett Shofner Michaels Phillips Bass Dickson Cannon McKeever Gabriel Olsen Baker Guthrie Munson Williams Mack L. Smith Seymour Klein Reynolds Robertson Youngblood Cappelletti Fanning Harrah France McLain Brudzinski Peacock Andrews K. Hill Johnson Owens Redden Dickerson Gray Schad Green Cox Hawkins Gary Brostek Lyght Gilbert Bettis Gandy Carter Phillips Kennison Pace Wistrom Holt Canidate Lewis Archuleta Pickett Thomas Kennedy Jackson Barron T. Hill Carriker Long J. Smith Bradford Quinn Brockers Austin Ogletree Robinson Donald Gurley Goff

[show] v t e Los Angeles Rams 40th Anniversary Team
First-team Offense	QB Bob Waterfield RB Eric Dickerson RB Lawrence McCutcheon FB Dick Bass WR Elroy Hirsch WR Tom Fears TE Bob Klein OT Charley Cowan OT Jackie Slater G Tom Mack G Dennis Harrah C Rich Saul
First-team Defense	DE Jack Youngblood DE Deacon Jones DT Merlin Olsen DT Rosey Grier LB Les Richter LB Jack Pardee LB Jack Reynolds DB Dick (Night Train) Lane DB Eddie Meador DB Nolan Cromwell DB Dave Elmendorf
First-team Special Teams	P-PK Bob Waterfield PR LeRoy Irvin KR Jon Arnett
Second-team Offense	QB Norm Van Brocklin RB Jon Arnett RB Tank Younger FB Dan Towler WR Jack Snow WR Harold Jackson TE Lamar Lundy OT Doug France OT Joe Carollo G Joe Scibelli G Duane Putnam C Ken Iman
Second-team Defense	DE Fred Dryer DE Andy Robustelli DL Lamar Lundy DL Larry Brooks LB Don Paul LB Jim Youngblood LB Isiah Robertson DB Pat Thomas DB Rod Perry DB Johnnie Johnson DB Don Burroughs
Second-team Special Teams	P Pat Studstill K Frank Corral PR Tom Harmon KR Drew Hill

[show] v t e Pop Warner Trophy winners
1950 Pomeroy 1952 Sears 1953 B. Garrett 1954 Shaw 1955 Davenport 1956 Arnett 1957 Francis 1958 Kapp 1959 Burford 1960 Kilmer 1962 Baker 1963 Burke 1964 Morton 1965 M. Garrett 1966 Pifer 1967 Beban 1968 Simpson 1969 Parish 1970 Plunkett 1971 Siemon 1972 Rae 1973 Swann 1974 Davis 1975 Muncie 1976 Bell 1977 Benjamin 1978 Robinson 1979 White 1980 Margerum 1981 Allen 1982 Elway 1983 Rivera 1984 Del Rio 1985 Mayes 1986 Wyman 1988 Peete 1989 Ryan 1990 Lewis 1991 Vardell 1992 Milburn 1993 Morton 1994 Stenstrom 1995 Johnson 1996 Plummer 1997 Hicks 1998 McNown 1999 O'Neal 2000 Tuiasosopo 2002 Palmer 2003 Ball 2004 Arrington

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• Living people
• American football return specialists
• American football running backs
• Chicago Bears players
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• USC Trojans football players
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• Western Conference Pro Bowl players
• Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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