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Emlen Tunnell

1957 · Topps Football · #35

Emlen Tunnell’s #35 in the 1957 Topps football issue.

Sport: Football
Year / season: 1957
Set: Topps Football
Number: #35
Format: Card

About this card

Emlen Tunnell’s 1957 Topps Football card is number 35 in that release. This is a vintage Topps issue. Topps sold its cards in wax packs, usually with a slab of gum, and cut them from large printed sheets, so centering and edges vary from copy to copy.

It carries no rookie label. That is not a claim either way: the catalog adds the label only when a cited source supports it.

How to identify it

Centering, corner wear, stains and print marks are the first things to check on a card this old. Famous cards from the era have been reprinted, so compare the card stock, printing and size with a known original.

In Emlen Tunnell’s run

This is the only Emlen Tunnell entry in the catalog so far.

In the 1957 checklist

The catalog’s selected checklist for the 1957 Topps Football release also includes Bart Starr, Joe Perry and Johnny Unitas. It is a partial checklist of cataloged cards, not the full release.

What to know about this issue

The exact numbered issue appears in PSA’s 1957 Topps Hall of Fame checklist.
Hall of Fame checklist inclusion does not establish a rookie classification.

Inspect the source

Source reviewed 2026-10-08. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.

PSA Set Registry: 1957 Topps Hall of Fame checklist (opens in a new tab)

No assigned grade, market value or verified offer is supplied by this reference entry.

Read the football collecting guide

Emlen Tunnell’s 1957 Topps #35 front: Em Tunnell caption, Giants portrait and action panels. — **Historical reference scan**
The full horizontal front reads Em Tunnell and Back—Giants. PSA’s 1957 Topps Hall of Fame subset composition identifies Emlen Tunnell #35. This is a front-only illustration: the reverse number, physical authenticity, reprint status, and condition are not verified for this specimen.
Topps artwork, via Wikimedia Commons (Fma12). US public-domain notice: copyright not renewed.
Public domain in the United States — copyright not renewed · Original source (opens in a new tab) · Image credits

Raw or graded. Inspect the actual copy.

The issue stays 1957 · Topps Football. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.

Raw / ungraded

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Record visible condition: Inspect corners, edges, centering and surface in suitable photographs or in person. Record damage or unanswered questions without assigning a predicted professional grade.
Keep authentication separate: Ungraded does not establish authenticity or mean “never authenticated.” A protective case alone does not establish a professional condition grade.

Professionally graded

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