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Joe Arenas

Lupe Joseph Arenas

Position: HB-DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: December 12, 1925 in Cedar Rapids, IA
College: Nebraska-Omaha

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 8th round (89th overall) of the 1951 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 26 SFO RET 12 0 21 272 0 51 13.0 21 542 0 49 25.8 1009
1952 27 SFO 12 0 7 40 0 13 5.7 11 291 0 47 26.5 561
1953 28 SFO LH 12 0 8 93 0 50 11.6 16 551 0 82 34.4 1137
1954 29 SFO RDH 12 0 23 117 0 23 5.1 16 362 0 41 22.6 568
1955 30 SFO LH 12 0 21 55 0 7 2.6 24 594 0 42 24.8 1054
1956 31 SFO RH 12 0 19 117 1 67 6.2 27 801 1 96 29.7 1144
1957 32 SFO RET 12 0 25 80 0 26 3.2 24 657 0 64 27.4 761
Career 84 0 124 774 1 67 6.2 139 3798 1 96 27.3 6234

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1951 26 SFO RET 12 0 34 183 3 14 5.4 15.3 2.8 1 12 12.0 1 12 0.1 1.0 195 4 1
1952 27 SFO 12 0 44 183 0 14 4.2 15.3 3.7 5 47 9.4 1 14 0.4 3.9 230 1 3
1953 28 SFO LH 12 0 72 380 6 60 5.3 31.7 6.0 10 113 11.3 1 38 0.8 9.4 493 7 5
1954 29 SFO RDH 12 0 11 77 0 26 7.0 6.4 0.9 2 12 6.0 0 12 0.2 1.0 89 0 3
1955 30 SFO LH 12 0 37 150 0 30 4.1 12.5 3.1 13 255 19.6 2 53 1.1 21.3 405 2 4
1956 31 SFO RH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 226 16.1 1 50 1.2 18.8 226 1 1
1957 32 SFO RET 12 0 5 14 1 7 2.8 1.2 0.4 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 24 1 3
Career 84 0 203 987 10 60 4.9 11.8 2.4 46 675 14.7 6 53 0.5 8.0 1662 16 20

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1951 26 SFO RET 12 0 1 0 0 0
1952 27 SFO 12 0 3 2 0 0
1953 28 SFO LH 12 0 2 29 0 17 5 3 0 0
1954 29 SFO RDH 12 0 3 26 0 26 3 3 4 0
1955 30 SFO LH 12 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
1956 31 SFO RH 12 0 1 1 0 0
1957 32 SFO RET 12 0 3 0 0 0
Career 84 0 6 55 0 26 20 11 4 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1952 27 SFO 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1953 28 SFO LH 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1955 30 SFO LH 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1957 32 SFO RET 12 0 3 3 100.0 92 2 66.7 0 0.0 33 30.7 37.3 30.7 7.7 158.3
Career 84 0 3 6 50.0 92 2 33.3 0 0.0 33 15.3 18.7 30.7 1.1 135.4

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1951 26 SFO RET 12 0 3 1 24
1952 27 SFO 12 0 1 6
1953 28 SFO LH 12 0 6 1 42
1955 30 SFO LH 12 0 2 12
1956 31 SFO RH 12 0 1 1 1 18
1957 32 SFO RET 12 0 1 6
Career 84 0 10 6 1 1 108

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing TD

1953 NFL 6 (5)

Long Rush

1953 NFL 60 (4)

Touchdowns

1953 NFL 7 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1953 NFL 7 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs

1956 NFL 2 (1)

All-Purpose Yds

1953 NFL 1137 (7)
1955 NFL 1054 (6)
1956 NFL 1144 (9)

Yds/Touch

1951 NFL 13.1 (1)
1953 NFL 10.7 (2)
1955 NFL 11.1 (1)
Career 12.2 (189)

Kick Returns

1951 NFL 21 (3)
1953 NFL 16 (6)
1954 NFL 16 (9)
1955 NFL 24 (4)
1956 NFL 27 (2)
1957 NFL 24 (4)
Career 139 (82)

Kick Return Yds

1951 NFL 542 (4)
1953 NFL 551 (4)
1954 NFL 362 (10)
1955 NFL 594 (3)
1956 NFL 801 (2)
1957 NFL 657 (3)
Career 3798 (59)

Kick Return TD

1956 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
Career 1 (106)

Long Kick Return

1951 NFL 49 (8)
1953 NFL 82 (5)
1956 NFL 96 (5)
1957 NFL 64 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1951 NFL 25.8 (8)
1953 NFL 34.4 (1-- 7)
1955 NFL 24.8 (6)
1956 NFL 29.7 (2-- 49)
1957 NFL 27.4 (2)
Career 27.3 (7)

Punt Returns

1951 NFL 21 (3)
1954 NFL 23 (4)
1955 NFL 21 (8)
1956 NFL 19 (6)
1957 NFL 25 (2)
Career 124 (104)

Punt Return Yds

1951 NFL 272 (3)
1954 NFL 117 (6)
1956 NFL 117 (9)
Career 774 (184)

Punt Return TD

1956 NFL 1 (1-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Long Punt Return

1951 NFL 51 (8)
1953 NFL 50 (8)
1956 NFL 67 (4)

Yds/Punt Return

1951 NFL 13.0 (5)
1954 NFL 5.1 (6)
1956 NFL 6.2 (8)

Kick & Punt Returns

1951 NFL 42 (1)
1954 NFL 39 (4)
1955 NFL 45 (4)
1956 NFL 46 (2)
1957 NFL 49 (3)
Career 263 (69)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1951 NFL 814 (1)
1953 NFL 644 (5)
1954 NFL 479 (9)
1955 NFL 649 (4)
1956 NFL 918 (2)
1957 NFL 737 (3)
Career 4572 (56)

Fumbles Recovered

1954 NFL 3 (10)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)