Jay Arnold
{{Short description|American football player (1912–1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jay Arnold
| image = Arnold-Jay-1940.jpg
| caption = Arnold in 1940
| position = Halfback
Defensive back
| number = 34
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|9|9}}
| birth_place = Rogers, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|4|8|1912|9|9}}
| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| undraftedyear = 1937
| high_school = Greenville (Greenville, Texas)
| college = Texas
| teams =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 50
| statlabel2 = Starts
| statvalue2 = 33
| statlabel3 = Yards rushing
| statvalue3 = 43 (1.2 average)
| statlabel4 = Yards receiving
| statvalue4 = 573 (16.4 average)
| statlabel5 = Touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 4
| pfr = ArnoJa20
}}
Jay Lawrence Arnold (September 9, 1912 – April 8, 1982) was a professional American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1937-1941. He played halfback — generally slotted out to the wing as a receiver — and defensive back.
High school
Arnold played high school football at Greenville High School where he made the 1931 Texas All-State Team as a fullback and led his team to the state semi-finals.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Bill |title=Wilson of Corsicana Leads on All-State Eleven |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86063730/1932-01-01/ed-1/?sp=5&q=%22jay+arnold%22&r=0.089,0.058,0.542,0.339,0 |access-date=27 February 2025 |work=Brownsville herald |date=1 January 1932}}{{cite news |title=Abilene Favored Over Greenville in Game Today |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86063730/1931-12-17/ed-2/?sp=5&q=%22jay+arnold%22&r=0.003,0.271,0.543,0.339,0 |access-date=27 February 2025 |work=The Brownsville Herald |date=17 December 1931}}
College career
Arnold played college football at the University of Texas where he lettered in 1933, 1935 and 1936 as a halfback.{{cite web |title=Texas Football History and Honors |url=https://texaslonghorns.com/documents/2024/8/8/Football_History___Honors.pdf |access-date=20 February 2025}}
Pro career
Arnold was undrafted but was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1937. He played in 50 games over 5 seasons between 1937-1941, playing offense, defense, punting and kicking.
In 1938 Arnold became one of only six NFL players to have a receiving touchdown, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and an interception return for a touchdown in the same season.
Later life
Arnold died in Harris County, Texas, in 1982.
References
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- {{Cite news |date=August 19, 1941 |title=No Hunting for Arnold! |page=21 |work=Pittsburgh Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EX5hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309%2C6591182 |access-date=May 20, 2011}}
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Category:People from Rogers, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Bell County, Texas
Category:American football defensive backs
Category:American football running backs
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Texas Longhorns football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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