In his 31 years as an NFL official, Tunney received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI and XII and named as an alternate in Super Bowl XVIII.
Tunney graduated from Franklin High School in Los Angeles class of 1947 then after he graduated from nearby Occidental College in 1951, Tunney began officiating football and basketball working high school, college and Pacific Coast Conference (Pac-10) games until 1967.
Tunney was the Boys' Vice Principal at Abraham Lincoln High School in the City of Los Angeles, California.
Tunney died at his home in Pebble Beach, California, on December 12, 2024, at the age of 95.
[2] Here is a listing of some notable games Tunney was involved in: Off the field, Tunney had a long career as an educator and school administrator,[4] starting out in 1951 as a teacher at Los Angeles' Lincoln High School, later becoming vice principal from 1959 to 1964.