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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1949-09-09)September 9, 1949 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | April 14, 2023(2023-04-14) (aged 73) Chesterfield, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Palo Verde (AZ) | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1972: 2nd round, 32nd pick | ||||||||
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Mark Edward Arneson (September 9, 1949 – April 14, 2023) was an American professionalfootball player who was alinebacker for theSt. Louis Cardinals of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theArizona Wildcats. His brotherJim Arneson followed him into the NFL.
Arneson graduated from theUniversity of Arizona, and was later named to their sports Hall of Fame (1976). Arneson is currently ranked top 10 in two stat lines at the University of Arizona still; 10th in Career Total Tackles (357), 8th in Career Assisted Tackles (171). He led the team in assisted tackles in 1969 and 1970, and led them in unassisted tackles in 1970. He was also a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1970, 1971).[1]
Arneson was selected by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the1972 NFL draft. He missed only five games during his nine seasons in St. Louis. One of his career highlights came on his birthday in 1979 when he returned a fumble for a touchdown against theNew York Giants. Arneson retired after the 1980 season.[2]
Arneson died on April 14, 2023, at the age of 73.[3] He was one of at least 345NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE),[4] which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[5][6]
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