Hugh Jesse Arnelle was an American basketball player and attorney.
13 Facts About Jesse Arnelle
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Jesse Arnelle led the basketball team to the 1954 NCAA Final Four.
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Jesse Arnelle was named to the 1954 NCAA All-Tournament team and the East Regional Most Valuable Player.
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Jesse Arnelle finished his Penn State basketball career as the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 2,138 points and 1,238 rebounds.
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Jesse Arnelle was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1955 NFL draft, but chose to instead play in the NBA.
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Jesse Arnelle was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 2nd round of the 1955 NBA draft.
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Jesse Arnelle graduated from Dickinson Law School in 1962, and in 1969 he moved to San Francisco and took the California bar exam.
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Once licensed to practice law in 1971, Jesse Arnelle worked as a trial lawyer in the public defenders office.
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Jesse Arnelle would serve as senior partner until his retirement from law in 1997.
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Jesse Arnelle has served on the board of directors of URS Corp.
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Jesse Arnelle became Penn State's first black student body president in 1955.
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Jesse Arnelle was elected to the university's Board of Trustees in 1969 and has since served the university in many roles, including the President's club, the Penn State Renaissance Fund, the Campaign Steering Committee and Penn State's National Development Council.
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Jesse Arnelle received the Lion's Paw award, given to distinguished alumni, in June 2000.