Gene Arneson was patriarch of one of Tucson's greatest football families

Tucsonan Gene Arneson died last week. He was 95. He was the patriarch of one of the great football families in Tucson history. Gene’s three sons, Mark, Jim and Tom, were All-State football players at Palo Verde High School; all played for Arizona. Mark and Jim were All-WAC linebackers and played in the NFL. Tom did not letter at Arizona.