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Y.A. Tittle

SPORT: Football TEAM: Giants POSITION: Quarterback INDUCTED: 1971 (Second year as a finalist) CAREER: 1948-1964 IN NY: 1961-1964 Yelberton Abraham “Y.A.” Tittle went 78-52-5 with a 55.2 completion percentage, 242 touchdowns and 248 interceptions in 17 seasons with the Giants, 49ers and Baltimore Colts. A seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All Pro, he led the league with 33 touchdowns in 1962 and with 36 touchdowns and a 60.2 completion percentage in 1963. Tittle was a four-time MVP, including from 1961-1963 with the Giants.

Emlen Tunnell

SPORT: Football TEAM: Giants POSITION: Defensive back INDUCTED: 1967 CAREER: 1948-1961 IN NY: 1948-1958 Tunnell was the first African-American to play football for the Giants and to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A nine-time Pro Bowler and four-time first-team All-Pro, Tunnell had 79 interceptions, 16 fumble recoveries and four defensive touchdowns. A prolific kick and punt returner, he also scored six return touchdowns and gained 3,424 return yards.

Arnie Weinmeister

SPORT: Football TEAM: Giants POSITION: Defensive tackle INDUCTED: 1984 CAREER: 1948-1953 IN NY: 1948-1949 with the Yankees, 1950-1953 with the Giants A four-time Pro Bowler, Weinmeister was also a five-time first-team All-Pro.

Leave football angst on the field

We’re pretty bloodthirsty and rabid when it comes to being football fans. And Ray Rice’s suspension from the NFL and The Ravens was obviously the right thing to do. But is he the only one to blame?

Joe Namath

SPORT: Football TEAM: Jets POSITION: Quarterback INDUCTED: 1985 (Third year as a finalist) CAREER: 1965-1977 IN NY: 1965-1976 “Broadway Joe” was 62-63-4 with a 50.1 completion percentage, 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions in 13 seasons for the Jets and Rams. A five-time Pro Bowler and two-time Player of the Year, Namath was MVP of Super Bowl III and won the 1974 Comeback Player of the Year award. He led the league in completions, attempts, yards and interceptions in 1966 and 1967 and led the league in yards and touchdowns in 1972.