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College Football Hall of Famer Jon Arnett Dies at 85; 5-Time Pro Bowler for Rams

USC standout and five-time Pro Bowler Jon Arnett died Saturday at the age of 85.

The Associated Press reported the news, noting USC said he died of heart failure.

Arnett first became a household name when he played for the Trojans from 1954 to 1956 as a dynamic running back who finished 10th in the 1956 Heisman Trophy voting. He was nicknamed "Jaguar Jon" for what the AP deemed his "acrobatic agility and elusiveness running the ball that he honed as a youth gymnast."

His efforts landed him in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.