Joe Arenas
Lupe Joseph Arenas
Born: December 12, 1925
Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Deceased: June 30, 2020
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Nebraska-Omaha
High School: Lincoln (NE)
Career: 1951-1957
Drafted: 1951 in Round 8, #89 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Joe Arenas played from 1951 to 1957 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Arenas ran for 987 yards in his career on 203 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 46 passes for 675 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 92 | 30.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 92 | 15.3 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 34 | 183 | 5.4 | 14 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 44 | 183 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 72 | 380 | 5.3 | 60 | 6 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 37 | 150 | 4.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals | 203 | 987 | 4.9 | 60 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 14 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 38 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 255 | 19.6 | 53 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 226 | 16.1 | 50 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 675 | 14.7 | 53 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 272 | 13.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 50 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 55 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 19 | 117 | 6.2 | 67 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 124 | 774 | 6.2 | 67 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 542 | 25.8 | 49 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 291 | 26.5 | 47 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 551 | 34.4 | 82 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 362 | 22.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 594 | 24.8 | 42 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 801 | 29.7 | 96 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 657 | 27.4 | 64 | 0 |
| Totals | 139 | 3798 | 27.3 | 96 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
