Jerry Arnold

The late Jerry Arnold was a great lineman for the Putnam City West football team.  A First Team All-State Selection, Arnold continued his career at the University of Oklahoma.  As a Sooner, he was a three-year letterwinner who earned First Team All-Big 8 honors in 1974.  That same year, the Sooners won the National Championship.  Jerry was selected to play in the Senior Bowl, the most prestigious All-Star game in college football.  As a result of his performance on the field, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos.  When Arnold passed in 2020, Dean Blevins said “He was a really, really good college tackle.  Jerry as a football player was very strong and in terrific shape. He was a leader. Just an engaging personality, but had a motor that would go, go, go, just like several other of those guys up front that had great work ethics.”