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Emlen Tunnell
Emlen Lewis Tunnell
Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: March 29, 1925 in Bryn Mawr, PA
Died: July 23, 1975 in Pleasantville, NY
College: Toledo, Iowa (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 122 (38th overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1967
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| All-Time Rank: #49. Mike Haynes… #50. Jim Parker… #51. Bruce Smith… #52. EMLEN TUNNELL… #53. Rickey Jackson… #54. Ken Houston… #55. Joe Greene… |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1948 | 23 | NYG | PR | 10 | 3 | 12 | 115 | 0 | 25 | 9.6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 211 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 24 | NYG | PR | 12 | 3 | 26 | 315 | 1 | 67 | 12.1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | 348 | 0 | |
| 1950* | 25 | NYG | LDH/PR | 45 | 12 | 31 | 305 | 0 | 43 | 9.8 | 305 | 15 | ||||||
| 1951*+ | 26 | NYG | KR/LDH/PR | 45 | 12 | 34 | 489 | 3 | 81 | 14.4 | 6 | 227 | 1 | 100 | 37.8 | 716 | 21 | |
| 1952*+ | 27 | NYG | KR/LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 30 | 411 | 0 | 60 | 13.7 | 15 | 364 | 0 | 39 | 24.3 | 775 | 17 | |
| 1953* | 28 | NYG | KR/LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 38 | 223 | 0 | 37 | 5.9 | 17 | 479 | 0 | 86 | 28.2 | 702 | 10 | |
| 1954* | 29 | NYG | LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 21 | 70 | 0 | 12 | 3.3 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 25 | 19.6 | 168 | 19 | |
| 1955*+ | 30 | NYG | LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 25 | 98 | 1 | 66 | 3.9 | 98 | 18 | ||||||
| 1956*+ | 31 | NYG | LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 22 | 120 | 0 | 14 | 5.5 | 120 | 16 | ||||||
| 1957* | 32 | NYG | LS | 45 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 5.0 | 60 | 14 | ||||||
| 1958 | 33 | NYG | 45 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1959* | 34 | GNB | LS | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 11 | ||||||
| 1960 | 35 | GNB | LS | 45 | 13 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | 36 | GNB | 45 | 12 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 167 | 6 | 258 | 2209 | 5 | 81 | 8.6 | 46 | 1215 | 1 | 100 | 26.4 | 3506 | 151 | ||||
| 11 yrs | NYG | 130 | 6 | 257 | 2206 | 5 | 81 | 8.6 | 46 | 1215 | 1 | 100 | 26.4 | 3503 | 132 | |||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 37 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1948 | 23 | NYG | PR | 10 | 3 | 7 | 116 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 | 24 | NYG | PR | 12 | 3 | 10 | 251 | 2 | 55 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950* | 25 | NYG | LDH/PR | 45 | 12 | 7 | 167 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1951*+ | 26 | NYG | KR/LDH/PR | 45 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1952*+ | 27 | NYG | KR/LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 7 | 149 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1953* | 28 | NYG | KR/LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 6 | 117 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1954* | 29 | NYG | LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 8 | 108 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1955*+ | 30 | NYG | LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956*+ | 31 | NYG | LS/PR | 45 | 12 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1957* | 32 | NYG | LS | 45 | 12 | 6 | 87 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 | 33 | NYG | 45 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959* | 34 | GNB | LS | 45 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 35 | GNB | LS | 45 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 167 | 6 | 79 | 1282 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 yrs | NYG | 130 | 6 | 74 | 1240 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | GNB | 37 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1st Team | All-NFL/AAFC | Int. News Service |
| 1950 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1952 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1952 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1952 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1954 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1956 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
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