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Emlen Tunnell
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 49 years ago |
Date of birth | March 29,1924 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Bryn Mawr |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 23,1975 |
Died | Pleasantville |
New York | |
United States | |
Height | 193 (cm) |
Hall of fame induction | 1967 |
Positions | Defensive back, Safety |
Job | American football player |
Education | The University of Toledo |
The University of Iowa | |
Radnor High School | |
Intercept | 79 |
Year inducted shared | Pro Football Hall of Fame |
Int return yard | 1,282 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 578947 |
Emlen Tunnell Life story
Emlen Lewis Tunnell, sometimes known by the nickname "the Gremlin", was an American professional football player and coach. He was the first African American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.