Jon Arnett
Jon Dwane Arnett "Jaguar Jon"
Born: April 20, 1935
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: January 16, 2021
Position: HB-E
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 197
College: USC
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1957-1966
Drafted: 1957 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Jon Arnett played from 1957 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. Arnett ran for 3,833 yards in his career on 964 attempts, scoring 26 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 222 passes for 2,290 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 39.6 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 20 | 10.1 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 28 | 5.6 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 115.0 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 135.4 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 24.2 | 147 | 4.5 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 59 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 86 | 347 | 4.0 | 68 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 133 | 683 | 5.1 | 57 | 6 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 73 | 371 | 5.1 | 80 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 104 | 436 | 4.2 | 31 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 158 | 609 | 3.9 | 26 | 4 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 76 | 238 | 3.1 | 40 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 58 | 208 | 3.6 | 20 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 119 | 400 | 3.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 102 | 363 | 3.6 | 24 | 5 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 55 | 178 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Totals | 964 | 3833 | 4.0 | 80 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 322 | 17.9 | 66 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 494 | 14.1 | 75 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 38 | 419 | 11.0 | 38 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 29 | 226 | 7.8 | 24 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 28 | 194 | 6.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 41 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 25 | 223 | 8.9 | 27 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 222 | 2290 | 10.3 | 75 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 184 | 10.8 | 71 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 19 | 188 | 9.9 | 44 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 981 | 8.2 | 71 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 504 | 28.0 | 98 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 331 | 20.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 320 | 22.9 | 42 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 416 | 24.5 | 43 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 25 | 653 | 26.1 | 105 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 50 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 279 | 23.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 331 | 22.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 77 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 126 | 3110 | 24.7 | 105 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
