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.”
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Coaches’ All-State Selection (Football, Senior)
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1st Team Daily Oklahoman All-State (Football, Senior)
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1st Team Daily Oklahoman All-City (Football, Senior)
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State Runner-Up, Shotput (Track & Field, Senior)
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State Runner-Up, Discus (Track & Field, Junior)
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4th at State, Discus (Track & Field, Senior)
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4th at State, Shotput (Track & Field, Junior)
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Continued his Football Career at the University of Oklahoma
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3x Letterwinner for the Sooners (1972, 1973, 1974)
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1st Team All-Big 8 (1974)
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Member of National Championship Team (1974)
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Member of 3 Big 8 Championships (1972, 1973, 1974)
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Selected to play in the Senior Bowl (1975)
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Drafted by the Denver Broncos (1975)
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Member of 2 NCAA Runner-Up Teams (1971, 1972)