Emlen tunnel biography

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    • Emlen Tunnell

    American football player and coach (1924–1975)

    American football player

    Position:Safety
    Return specialist
    Born:(1924-03-29)March 29, 1924
    Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Died:July 23, 1975(1975-07-23) (aged 51)
    Pleasantville, New York, U.S.
    Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
    Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
    High school:Radnor
    (Radnor, Pennsylvania)
    College:Toledo (1942)
    San Francisco Coast Guard (1944)
    Iowa (1946–1947)
    Undrafted:1948
    • Green Bay Packers (1962)
      Scout
    • New York Giants (1962)
      Scout
    • New York Giants (1963–1964)
      Special assistant coach
    • New York Giants (1965–1974)
      Defensive backs coach

    Pro Football Hall of Fame

    Emlen Lewis Tunnell (March 29, 1924[1] – July 23, 1975), nicknamed "the Gremlin",[2] 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