Emlen Tunnell

Emlen Tunnell

Infobox NFLretired


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position=Defensive back
number=45
birthdate=birth date|1922|3|29
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1975|7|22|1922|3|29

debutyear=1948
finalyear=1961
college=Iowa
teams=
* New York Giants (1948-1958)
* Green Bay Packers (1959-1961)
stat1label=INT
stat1value=79
stat2label=INT yards
stat2value=1,282
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=4
nfl=TUN415291
highlights=
* 9x Pro Bowl selection (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959)
* 8x All-Pro selection (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)
* 2x NFL champion (1956, 1961)
* NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
HOF=217

Emlen Lewis Tunnell (March 29, 1922 - July 22, 1975) was an American football player. He was the first African American to play for the New York Giants, and inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame, in 1967. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers. Tunnell played college football at the University of Iowa. In 1999, he was ranked number 70 on "The Sporting News"' list of 100 Greatest Football Players.

Tunnell died of a heart attack, on July 22, 1975.

External links

* [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=217 Pro Football Hall of Fame Member Biography]
* [http://www.footballcardgallery.com/player/Emlen+Tunnell/ Em Tunnell's football cards]


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