"I think it's important, because you have a teachable moment with young people when you talk about a guy like Emlen Tunnell," Coast Guard Academy football coach C.C. But not much was known about his Coast Guard service until 2008, when Cmdr. Bill McKinstry recognized Tunnell's name on the back of photograph showing a Coast Guard basketball team from the late 1940s. The Coast Guard Academy plans to open the $3.5 million Emlen Tunnell Strength and Conditioning Center in September. "He brought those attributes to the Coast Guard, the Giants and the Packers, so this recognition is most fitting," he said.

Source: Fox News February 06, 2021 19:41 UTC