2005 USFTL Cleveland Hall Of Fame

Jeff Arnold

Induction: Player
Presenter: Brian McKinney
City/State: Eastlake, OH
Date of Birth: 7/13/60
Height/Weight: 5’10”/200
Spouse: Elaine
Children: Mackenzie, Madison
Occupation: Postal Police Officer
Career as Player: 10 years (1980-1988, 1992)
Position: DE
Number: 40
Team: Fatica Hardware (1980), Gibbs (1981-1988, 1992)
Overall Record: 416-60 (87.4%)
National Tournament Appearances: 8 (1982-1988, 1992)
National Championship Titles: 4 (1986-Touch, 1988-Touch, 1992-Flag, 1992- Ineligible Lineman Flag)
All-American Team: 2 (1983-2^nd team; 1986 1^st team)
State Tournament Appearances:  9 (1981-1988, 1992)
State Championship Titles: 4 (1984-Touch, 1987-Touch, 1992-Touch, 1992-Flag)
All-Ohio Team: 2 (1984-Touch, 1987-Touch)
City Tournament Appearances: 9 (1981-1988, 1992)
City of Cleveland Championship Titles: 9 (1981-1988-Touch, 1992-Flag)
All-Cleveland Team:  6 (1981-1983-Touch, 1985-Touch,1987-1988-Touch)
City of Cleveland MVP: 1 (1985-Touch)
League Championship Titles:  10 (1981 (2-Touch), 1983-1985-Touch, 1986 (2-Touch), 1987 (2-Touch), 1988-Touch)
All-League Team:  8 (1981 (2-Touch), 1982 (2-Touch), 1983-Touch, 1984-Touch, 1985-Touch, 1986-Touch)
League MVP: 2 (1982-Touch, 1986-Touch)
All-Tournament Team: 17 (1981-Touch, 1982 (2-Touch), 1983 (5-Touch), 1984 (3-Touch), 1985 (3-Touch), 1986-Touch, 1987-Touch, 1987-Flag)
Tournament MVP: 2 (1983-1984-Touch)
Special Awards:  Class of 1978 Eastlake North High School – Started on Offense (Center) and Defense (MLB); All Great Cleveland Conference (Center); All Lake County (MLB); All Ohio Special Mention (MLB); College – University of Wisconsin-Superior, started as Strong Safety as a freshman.  In 1983, was a two time News Herald Defensive Player of the Week in the Eastlake Sunday morning Touch League.
Most Memorable Moment: The journey of the Gibbs Football Team from neighborhood team to National Champion. Years of climbing the ladder with numerous 2^nd place finishes and finally breaking through in 1986 and winning the ultimate prize – NATIONAL CHAMPION! Two sounds that come to mind about the 1986 Gibbs National Championship – Todd Rundgren’s “Just One Victory” & Queen’s “We Are The Champions!”