Sport: Tennis
Year of Induction: 2013
Sport: Tennis
Year of Induction: 2013
Tyson was born in Chatham in 1978 and attended Indian Creek Road Public School through grade seven. His tennis career then took him to Toronto to train with Coach Allan Trivett at the Tennis Canada Centre at York University and later at the Castleman Country Club in Brampton. He then went to Florida for one year to train at the Nick Bolitary Tennis Academy. He returned to finish high school at Chatham Collegiate Institute (CCI). Tyson is Chatham’s most accomplished tennis player, having won five national junior championships along with four runner-up titles.
In 1992 and 1993 he was the best tennis player in Canada for his age group. For several years, while in his teens, he represented Canada internationally and competed in many countries. He was deemed a ‘carded’ (received financial assistance) player by Tennis Canada and also had sponsorship from Prince and Nike.
He received a tennis scholarship to the University of Minnesota where he starred and often played as their number one player. In 1999, he was chosen to the Big Ten Conference team. He went on to play in several professional tournaments including the Rogers Cup and on the Futures Tour which is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Tyson lives in Chatham with his wife Liz and their three children. He teaches at Victor Lauriston Public School.