| Emlen Tunnell | |
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| Position(s): Defensive back |
Jersey #(s): 45 |
| Born: March 29, 1922 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: July 22, 1975 (aged 53) |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1948–1961 | |
| College: Iowa | |
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| Career Stats | |
| INT | 79 |
| INT yards | 1,282 |
| Touchdowns | 4 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Emlen Lewis Tunnell (March 29, 1922 - July 22, 1975) was an American football player. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bryn Mawr ( brin-mar is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1948 NFL season was the 29th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The 1948 NFL season was the 29th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1958 NFL season was the 39th Regular season of the National Football League. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The 1959 NFL season was the 40th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1950s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with He was the first African American to play for the New York Giants, and inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame, in 1967. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Tunnell played college football at the University of Iowa. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River
In 1999, he was ranked number 70 on The Sporting News' list of 100 Greatest Football Players. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
Tunnell died of a heart attack, on July 22, 1975. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.