Emlen Tunnell

• New York Giants (1948-58)
• Green Bay Packers (1959-61)

Served as the key “strut” on the Giants famed “umbrella defense”

Known as the Giants’ “offense on defense”

Gained more yards (924) on INT, PR, and KR than NFL rushing leader (1952)

Career stats: 79 INT, 1282 INT YDS, 4 TD, 16 FR

9 time Pro Bowl selection (1950-1957, 1959)

9 times finished in the NFL Top 10 in INT

Led the NFL in INT TD (1949)

Led the NFL in Fumble Recoveries (1952)

2 times led the NFL in PR YDS (1951, 1953)

4 time 1^st Team AP All-Pro (1951, 1952, 1955, 1956)

2 time 2^nd Team AP All-Pro (1954, 1957)

3 time 1^st Team UPI All-Pro (1951, 1952, 1956)

2 time 2nd Team UPI All-Pro (1955, 1957)

2 time 1^st Team The Sporting News All-NFL (1955, 1957)

• 1st in INT [74]
• 1^st in INT YDS [1240]
• 1^st in INT TD [4]
• 3^rd in FR [15]
• 2^nd in PR YDS [2206]
• 2^nd in PR TD [5]

Established the NFL career record for Interceptions with 79

• 2^nd in INT [79]
• 3^rd in INT YDS [1282]

Member of the NFL Champion New York Giants (1956)

Member of the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers (1961)

First African-American elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1967)