Jim Arnold (American football)

American football player (born 1961)

American football player

Jim Arnold

No. 6

Position:

Punter

Personal information

Born:

(1961-01-31) January 31, 1961 (age 63)
Dalton, Georgia, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

211 lb (96 kg)

Career information

High school:

Dalton (GA)

College:

Vanderbilt

NFL draft:

1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 119

Career history

Kansas City Chiefs (1983–1985)
Detroit Lions (1986–1993)
Miami Dolphins (1994)

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Pro (1987)
Second-team All-Pro (1988)
2× Pro Bowl (1987, 1988)
2× NFL punting yards leader (1984, 1988)
Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team
Golden Toe Award (1987)
Unanimous All-American (1982)
3× First-team All-SEC (1980, 1981, 1982)
Second-team All-SEC (1979)

Career NFL statistics

Punts:	866
Punting yards:	36,637
Punting average:	42.3

Player stats at PFR

James Edward Arnold (born January 31, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.^[1] Arnold played college football for Vanderbilt University, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins of the NFL, and was a Pro Bowl selection twice.

Arnold was born in Dalton, Georgia.^[2]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

General			Punting
Season	Team	GP	Punts	Yards	Y/P	Net	In20	TB
1983	KC	16	93	3,710	39.9	32.6	21	6
1984	KC	16	98	4,397	44.9	37.5	22	13
1985	KC	16	93	3,827	41.2	32.4	15	11
1986	DET	7	36	1,533	42.6	32.1	7	4
1987	DET	11	46	2,007	43.6	39.6	17	4
1988	DET	16	97	4,110	42.4	35.9	22	7
1989	DET	16	82	3,538	43.1	36.0	14	9
1990	DET	16	63	2,560	40.6	35.3	10	5
1991	DET	16	75	3,092	41.2	35.4	27	5
1992	DET	16	65	2,846	43.8	34.7	12	10
1993	DET	16	72	3,207	44.5	36.8	15	9
1994	MIA	12	46	1,810	39.3	33.5	14	4
Career		174	866	36,637	42.3	35.2	196	87

External links

NFL.com player page

References

^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "Jim Arnold Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

1982 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense

QB John Elway
RB Eric Dickerson
RB Mike Rozier
RB Herschel Walker
WR Anthony Carter
TE Gordon Hudson

OT Jim Covert
OT Don Mosebar
G Steve Korte
G Bruce Matthews
C Dave Rimington

Defense

DB Terry Hoage
DB Terry Kinard
DB Mike Richardson

Special teams

K Chuck Nelson
P Jim Arnold

v t e Kansas City Chiefs 1983 NFL draft selections
Todd Blackledge Dave Lutz Albert Lewis Ron Wetzel Jim Arnold Ellis Gardner Ken Thomas Daryl Posey Irv Eatman Adam Lingner Mark Shumate Dwayne Jackson Ken Jones

v t e NFL annual punting yards leaders
1939: Hall 1940: Hall 1941: White 1942: McAdams 1943: Baugh 1944: Younce 1945: Tinsley 1946: McKay 1947: Maley 1948: Jacobs 1949: Poillon 1950: Burk 1951: Gillom 1952: Landry 1953: Brady 1954: McGee 1955: Landry 1956: Burk 1957: Norton 1958: Chandler 1959: McGee 1960: Green / Atkins† 1961: Norton / Atkins† 1962: Villaneuva / Fraser† 1963: Villanueva / Maguire† 1964: Richter / Wilson† 1965: Lambert / Norton† 1966: Green / Scarpitto† 1967: Lothridge / Scarpitto† 1968: Lothridge / Maguire† 1969: Studstill / Maguire† 1970: Van Heusen 1971: B. Lee 1972: Cockroft 1973: Wilson 1974: James 1975: Blanchard 1976: James 1977: James 1978: James 1979: Jennings 1980: Jennings 1981: Parsons 1982: Parsons 1983: Stark 1984: Arnold 1985: Camarillo 1986: Teltschik 1987: Hatcher 1988: Arnold 1989: Wagner 1990: Hansen 1991: Barnhardt 1992: Tuten 1993: Tuten 1994: Camarillo 1995: Hansen 1996: Horan 1997: Maynard 1998: Maynard 1999: Gardocki 2000: Gardocki 2001: Sauerbrun 2002: Sauerbrun 2003: Lechler 2004: Maynard 2005: A. Lee 2006: Baker 2007: A. Lee 2008: Lechler 2009: Lechler 2010: Jones 2011: Colquitt 2012: Zastudil 2013: Anger 2014: King 2015: Hekker 2016: Hekker 2017: Lechler 2018: A. Lee 2019: Edwards 2020: Mann 2021: Johnston 2022: Stonehouse 2023: Morstead
†Denotes American Football League (AFL) punting yards leaders from 1960–1969, which are included due to the NFL absorbing AFL statistics and records.

NFL annual punting yards leaders

1939: Hall
1940: Hall
1941: White
1942: McAdams
1943: Baugh
1944: Younce
1945: Tinsley
1946: McKay
1947: Maley
1948: Jacobs
1949: Poillon
1950: Burk
1951: Gillom
1952: Landry
1953: Brady
1954: McGee
1955: Landry
1956: Burk
1957: Norton
1958: Chandler
1959: McGee
1960: Green / Atkins†
1961: Norton / Atkins†
1962: Villaneuva / Fraser†
1963: Villanueva / Maguire†
1964: Richter / Wilson†
1965: Lambert / Norton†
1966: Green / Scarpitto†
1967: Lothridge / Scarpitto†
1968: Lothridge / Maguire†
1969: Studstill / Maguire†
1970: Van Heusen
1971: B. Lee
1972: Cockroft
1973: Wilson
1974: James
1975: Blanchard
1976: James
1977: James
1978: James
1979: Jennings
1980: Jennings
1981: Parsons
1982: Parsons
1983: Stark
1984: Arnold
1985: Camarillo
1986: Teltschik
1987: Hatcher
1988: Arnold
1989: Wagner
1990: Hansen
1991: Barnhardt
1992: Tuten
1993: Tuten
1994: Camarillo
1995: Hansen
1996: Horan
1997: Maynard
1998: Maynard
1999: Gardocki
2000: Gardocki
2001: Sauerbrun
2002: Sauerbrun
2003: Lechler
2004: Maynard
2005: A. Lee
2006: Baker
2007: A. Lee
2008: Lechler
2009: Lechler
2010: Jones
2011: Colquitt
2012: Zastudil
2013: Anger
2014: King
2015: Hekker
2016: Hekker
2017: Lechler
2018: A. Lee
2019: Edwards
2020: Mann
2021: Johnston
2022: Stonehouse
2023: Morstead

†Denotes American Football League (AFL) punting yards leaders from 1960–1969, which are included due to the NFL absorbing AFL statistics and records.

v t e Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team
Offense Clark (QB) Layne (QB) Sanders (RB) Sims (RB) Walker (RB) Schlesinger (FB) Cogdill (WR) Moore (WR) Sanders (TE) Flanagan (C) Glover (C) Wojciechowicz (C) Gordy (G) Sewell (G) Brown (T) Creekmur (T) Defense Baker (DE) Porcher (DE) Brown (DT) English (DT) Karras (DT) Schmidt (LB) Spielman (LB) Walker (LB) Barney (CB) David (CB) Lane (CB) LeBeau (CB) Blades (S) Christiansen (S) Doll (S) Lary (S) Special Teams Arnold (P) Gray (KR) Hanson (K) Murray (K)

Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team

Offense: Clark (QB); Layne (QB); Sanders (RB); Sims (RB); Walker (RB); Schlesinger (FB); Cogdill (WR); Moore (WR); Sanders (TE); Flanagan (C); Glover (C); Wojciechowicz (C); Gordy (G); Sewell (G); Brown (T); Creekmur (T)

Defense: Baker (DE); Porcher (DE); Brown (DT); English (DT); Karras (DT); Schmidt (LB); Spielman (LB); Walker (LB); Barney (CB); David (CB); Lane (CB); LeBeau (CB); Blades (S); Christiansen (S); Doll (S); Lary (S)