Emlen Tunnell

Emlen Lewis Tunnell (The Gremlin)

Position: DB

6-1, 187lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: March 29, 1925 in Bryn Mawr, PA

Died: July 23, 1975 in Pleasantville, NY

College: Toledo, Iowa

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (9901st overall since 1960)

High School: Radnor (PA)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1967 (Full List)

SUMMARY

Career

167

Int

Yds

1282

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty	AV	Awards
1948	23	NYG		45	10	3	7	116	1	43			3	0	0	0
1949	24	NYG		45	12	3	10	251	2	55
1950*	25	NYG	SS	45	12	12	7	167	0	35			1	1	0	0				PB
1951*+	26	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	9	74	0	30			2	1	7	0				AP1, PB
1952*+	27	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	7	149	0	40			4	6	3	0				AP1, PB
1953*	28	NYG	SS	45	12	12	6	117	0	44										PB
1954*	29	NYG	SS	45	12	12	8	108	0	43			1	4	0	0				AP2, PB
1955*+	30	NYG	SS	45	12	12	7	76	0	26			1	1	0	0				AP1, PB
1956*+	31	NYG	SS	45	12	12	6	87	0	23			0	1	0	0				AP1, PB
1957*	32	NYG	SS	45	12	12	6	87	1	52			0	1	0	0				AP2, PB
1958	33	NYG	SS	45	12	10	1	8	0	8
1959*	34	GNB	SS	45	12	12	2	20	0	18										PB
1960	35	GNB	SS	45	12	12	3	22	0	22			0	1	0	0	0.0		6
1961	36	GNB	db	45	13	1											0.0		0
Career					167	137	79	1282	4	55			12	16	10	0	0.0		6
11 yrs		NYG			130	112	74	1240	4	55			12	15	10	0	0.0
3 yrs		GNB			37	25	5	42	0	22			0	1	0	0	0.0		6

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1950*	25	NYG		1	1
1956*+	31	NYG		1	1						0	1	0	0	0
1958	33	NYG		2	2						0	1	0	0	0
1960	35	GNB	LS	1	1											0.0
1961	36	GNB	DB	1	0
Career				6	5						0	2	0	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		NYG		4	4						0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		GNB		2	1											0.0

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1948	23	NYG		45	10	3	12	115	0	25	9.6	1	21	0	21	21.0	327
1949	24	NYG		45	12	3	26	315	1	67	12.1	2	26	0	23	13.0	599
1950*	25	NYG	SS	45	12	12	31	305	0	43	9.8						472
1951*+	26	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	34	489	3	81	14.4	6	227	1	100	37.8	797
1952*+	27	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	30	411	0	60	13.7	15	364	0	39	24.3	927
1953*	28	NYG	SS	45	12	12	38	223	0	37	5.9	17	479	0	86	28.2	819
1954*	29	NYG	SS	45	12	12	21	70	0	12	3.3	5	98	0	25	19.6	276
1955*+	30	NYG	SS	45	12	12	25	98	1	66	3.9						174
1956*+	31	NYG	SS	45	12	12	22	120	0	14	5.5						207
1957*	32	NYG	SS	45	12	12	12	60	0	23	5.0						147
1958	33	NYG	SS	45	12	10	6	0	0	0	0.0						8
1959*	34	GNB	SS	45	12	12	1	3	0	3	3.0						23
Career					167	137	258	2209	5	81	8.6	46	1215	1	100	26.4	4798
11 yrs		NYG			130	112	257	2206	5	81	8.6	46	1215	1	100	26.4	4753
3 yrs		GNB			37	25	1	3	0	3	3.0						45

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1950*	25	NYG		1	1	2	1	0	1	0.5	1	5	0	5	5.0
1956*+	31	NYG		1	1	2	10	0	0	5.0
1958	33	NYG		2	2	2	0	0	0	0.0
Career				6	5	6	11	0	1	1.8	1	5	0	5	5.0	0
3 yrs		NYG		4	4	6	11	0	1	1.8	1	5	0	5	5.0	0
2 yrs		GNB		2	1											0

Rushing & Receiving

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Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1948	23	NYG		45	10	3	17	43	0	15	2.5	4.3	1.7	4	32	8.0	0	14	0.4	3.2	21	3.6	75	0	3
1949	24	NYG		45	12	3	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	1	7	7.0	0	7	0.1	0.6	1	7.0	7	0	0
1950*	25	NYG	SS	45	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
1951*+	26	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	2
1952*+	27	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	4
1954*	29	NYG	SS	45	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
1955*+	30	NYG	SS	45	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
Career					167	137	17	43	0	15	2.5	0.3	0.1	5	39	7.8	0	14	0.0	0.2	22	3.7	82	0	12
11 yrs		NYG			130	112	17	43	0	15	2.5	0.3	0.1	5	39	7.8	0	14	0.0	0.3	22	3.7	82	0	12
3 yrs		GNB			37	25	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
1948	23	NYG	45	10	3	1	2	50	23	0	0	23	11.5	11.5	23.0	2.3	91.7
Career				167	137	1	2	50	23	0	0	23	11.5	11.5	23.0	0.1	91.7
11 yrs		NYG		130	112	1	2	50	23	0	0	23	11.5	11.5	23.0	0.2	91.7
3 yrs		GNB		37	25	0	0		0			0				0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	PR TD	KR TD	IntTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1948	23	NYG		45	10	3			1	1		6	0.6
1949	24	NYG		45	12	3	1		2	3		18	1.5
1951*+	26	NYG	LDH	45	12	12	3	1		4		24	2.0
1955*+	30	NYG	SS	45	12	12	1			1		6	0.5
1957*	32	NYG	SS	45	12	12			1	1		6	0.5
Career					167	137	5	1	4	10	0	60	.4
11 yrs		NYG			130	112	5	1	4	10	0	60	.5
3 yrs		GNB			37	25					0	0	0.0

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