Tyson to head into SAC Hall of Fame Thursday
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Legendary Carson-Newman running back Kenneth Tyson will head into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Thursday evening during the league's annual hall of fame banquet at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville, S.C.
VIDEO: Kenneth Tyson 2020 Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Induction
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Legendary Carson-Newman running back Kenneth Tyson will head into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Thursday evening during the league's annual hall of fame banquet at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville, S.C.
A member of the 2020 Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Class, Tyson will become the 16th Carson-Newman Eagle, and the seventh person affiliated with the football program to be set for induction into the prestigious body.
Receiving honors with Tyson are Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball player Maya Grady, Tusculum women's basketball player Jasmine Gunn and former Wingate baseball coach and athletic director Steve Poston
Carson-Newman's second all-time leading rusher, Kenneth Tyson powered his way to 4,042 yards in his four years. Carson-Newman played for a national title in all four of his years on the roster and won three.
He holds Carson-Newman's single-season record for rushing yards with 1,867 in his senior year. He is one of two players in school history to find the end zone 50 times in a career.
Tyson is a two-time All-American and two-time Offensive Player of the Year in the South Atlantic Conference. Tyson had seven 200-yard rushing performances in his career, including four in his senior year alone.
Carson-Newman in the SAC Hall of Fame
Class of 1999-200
Albert R. Sloan – College Administrator
Cordell Maddox – President
Class of 2002-03
Todd Collins – Football
Class of 2003-04
Heather Randolph – Softball
Class of 2005-06
Boyce Green – Football
Class of 2006-07
Ken Sparks – Football coach
Carol Zachary Mitchell – Softball
Class of 2007-08
Danny Sanders – Football
Class of 2008-09
Leah Jackson Smith – Women's Basketball
Class of 2011-12
Sammi Hatcher Chafin – Softball
Class of 2012-13
David Barger – Athletic Director
Class of 2013-14
Vickee Kazee-Hollfield – Softball coach
Class of 2014-15
Mike Clowney – Football
Class of 2015-16
Marci Whiteside – Softball
Class of 2016-17
Leonard Weaver – Football
Class of 2021-22
Kenneth Tyson – Football
