Emlen Tunnell
Emlen Lewis Tunnell
Born: March 29, 1925
Bryn Mawr, PA USA
Deceased: July 23, 1975
Pleasantville, NY
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
College: Toledo, Iowa
High School: Radnor (PA)
Career: 1948-1961
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967
Emlen Tunnell played from 1948 to 1961 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. Tunnell intercepted 79 passes for 1,282 yards in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 91.7 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 |
Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 115 | 9.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | 67 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 31 | 305 | 9.8 | 43 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 34 | 489 | 14.4 | 81 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 30 | 411 | 13.7 | 60 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL New York Giants | 38 | 223 | 5.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL New York Giants | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 66 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 22 | 120 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 258 | 2209 | 8.6 | 81 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 100 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 364 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL New York Giants | 17 | 479 | 28.2 | 86 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1215 | 26.4 | 100 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 43 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 251 | 25.1 | 55 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 167 | 23.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 44 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 43 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 26 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 52 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1282 | 16.2 | 55 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1949 - International News Service All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
