Fifty years ago, Emlen Tunnell played his last pro-football game. He helped the Green Bay Packers defeat his former team, the New York Giants, 37-to-nothing. Tunnell was the first black player ...

When Lombardi was hired by the Packers in late January 1959 ... it clear that was going to change when he acquired safety Emlen Tunnell from the New York Giants almost five months later to ...

"He was a great athlete. He was a great team man and well respected," said Herb Adderley, who joined the Packers in 1961, Tunnell's final season. "Lombardi brought Emlen Tunnell here for a couple ...

Emlen Tunnell amassed 79 career interceptions and ... Tunnell, who spent 11 seasons with the New York Giants and three with the Green Bay Packers, finished his career with 79 interceptions and ...