Tony Arena

{{Short description|American football player (1918–1996)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tony Arena

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| number = 52

| position = Center, Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|7|2}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|8|18|1918|7|2}}

| death_place = Mattoon, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Northwestern (Detroit, MI)

| college = Michigan State

| draftyear = 1942

| draftround = 13

| draftpick = 115

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1942}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 1

| pfr = ArenTo20

}}

Anthony Gerald Arena (July 2, 1918 – August 18, 1996) was an American football player. He played college football for the Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University). He won the Governor of Michigan award as the most valuable player on the 1941 Michigan State Spartans football team. He also played professional football in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions in 1942.{{cite web|title=Tony Arena|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=November 2, 2015|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/ArenTo20.htm}}{{cite news|title=Tony Arena Signed By Detroit Lions|newspaper=The News-Palladium|date=July 6, 1942|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3546607/tony_arena_signed_by_detroit_lions/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playera/aren00200.html|title=Tony Arena NFL Stats and Bio|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 7, 2023}}