finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place image_size undraftedyear number image college statlabel name birth_place nfl hof position article_title
1961 22 july 1975 1948 for the new york giants 79 1,282 4 green bay packers 29 march 1925 pleasantville , new york 280px 1948 45 emlen tunnell.jpg iowa int int yards touchdowns emlen tunnell bryn mawr , pennsylvania tun415291 217 defensive back emlen tunnell

emlen tunnell

emlen lewis tunnell -lrb- march 29 , 1925 -- july 22 , 1975 -rrb- was an american football player .
he was the first african american to play for the new york giants , and was inducted into the professional football hall of fame in 1967 , the first african-american to be inducted .
he played in the national football league for the giants and green bay packers .
tunnell played college football at the university of iowa .
in 1999 , tunnell was ranked number 70 on `` the sporting news '' ' list of 100 greatest football players .
tunnell died of a heart attack on july 22 , 1975 .
