Franco Harris Football League
12-04-2112
#47|Coy Tyson Cornerback
Retired (1984, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (08-21-2024) Potential D+
Age at Death 74 Born 04-10-1950 in Memphis, TN
Drafted Round 2, Pick 44 (1973) Experience 8 Years (173 Wks)
College University of West Virginia, 1973 Salary 745 ($1007.113M/2112 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching B- Pass Cover B+ Kick Power D+
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D- Kick Acc D 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking F  Tackling B- Kick Return B 
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C  Stamina C+ Execution C+ Agility B 
Strength C- Health D+ Aggressiveness D  Hands B-
Jumping B      Attitude B- Break Tackle B+
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C- SS C  K F  GUN C+
WR C  G D+ DE C- FS C+ P D- KR C+
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB C- CB B- LS D  KRB C 
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C  H C- HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1973 STL 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 4 2 2 11 5.5 8 0 0
1974 STL 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1975 STL 16 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 3 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
1976 STL 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 4 1 3 74 24.7 70 1 1
1977 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 2 4 29 7.2 9 0 0
1978 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 2 15 7.5 9 0 0
1979 STL 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 0
1980 STL 15 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 4 1 3 23 7.7 10 0 0
1981 STL 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   127 71 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 26 10 16 171 10.7 70 1 1

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1985Coy Tyson has retired from football.
08-29-1983The St. Louis Lions have waived Coy Tyson.
08-15-1983The St. Louis Lions have moved Travis Swanson, Trumaine Slater, Larry Webster, Alex Lewis, Kevin Jones, Stockar McDougle, Leonard Beverly, Pratt Lewis, Louis Delmas, Earl Fawcett, and Ryan Broyles to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson, John Saul, Rod Turnbow, Ernie Sims, Frank Tausch, Darius Slay, Al Dancewicz, Jim Kennard, Mark Farr, Kevin Brown, and Joe Feldhaus to the inactive roster.
11-29-1982The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jake Sands to the inactive roster.
09-06-1982The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow, Darius Slay, Rashean Mathis, John Bross, Mark Farr, Kevin Brown, Joe Feldhaus, Carl Treu, and Rob Sims to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson, John Saul, Scotty Anderson, Trumaine Slater, Leonard Beverly, Pratt Lewis, Earl Fawcett, and Kyle Van Noy to the inactive roster.
09-14-1981The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bill Bentley to the inactive roster.
08-31-1981The St. Louis Lions have moved Jim Gaustad to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson to the inactive roster.
08-30-1981Coy Tyson of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 13 days.
11-30-1980Coy Tyson of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a quadricep contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 7 days.
09-02-1979The St. Louis Lions have moved Nick Forbes, Coy Tyson, John Saul, Buzz Davis, Trumaine Slater, Sam Kiefer, Toi Carnelly, Riley Reiff, Chris Scott, John Bross, Jim Kennard, Shine Seidelson, Kevin Brown, Joe Feldhaus, and Jim Gaustad to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved David Martin, Mike Freitas, Dan McDonald, Leonard Beverly, Pratt Lewis, Matthew Whittington, Skippy Carter, and Adam Moran to the inactive roster.
04-29-1979The St. Louis Lions have moved Adam Moran, Carl Novak, Frank Tausch, Sterling Ezor, Bob Baugh, Stump Mitchell, Corey Fuller, David Martin, Pratt Lewis, Al Varajon, Mike Freitas, Bob Odomes, and Matthew Whittington to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jim Gaustad, Toi Carnelly, John Bross, Kevin Brown, Buzz Davis, Jim Kennard, Trumaine Slater, Joe Feldhaus, John Saul, Nick Forbes, Coy Tyson, Riley Reiff, and Chris Scott to the inactive roster.
08-20-1978The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Al Varajon to the inactive roster.
08-07-1978The St. Louis Lions have moved Dick Griffith, Stump Mitchell, Steve Gadbois, Loris McCoy, Matthew Whittington, and Greg Garvey to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tom Fernandes, Toi Carnelly, Kevin Brown, Shine Seidelson, Jim Kennard, Coy Tyson, and Chris Scott to the inactive roster.
09-05-1977The St. Louis Lions have moved Tom Fernandes, Bob Johnson, Tony Cichowski, Dan McDonald, Nick Forbes, Coy Tyson, and Chris Scott to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Clarence Freeney, Dick Griffith, David Martin, Al Varajon, Ellis Simpson, Vinnie Barkman, and Ebenezer Fang to the inactive roster.
08-08-1977The St. Louis Lions have moved Fred Yezerski, Elvis Bowling, Mark Jefferson, Pat Golub, Kevin Brown, John Egu, Skippy Carter, Chris Leaper, Hosea Scarry, Bob Kowalczyk, Steve Kingsriter, and Ebenezer Fang to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tom Fernandes, Bob Johnson, Jim Gaustad, Toi Carnelly, Tony Cichowski, Buzz Davis, Jim Kennard, Trumaine Slater, Dan McDonald, Joe Feldhaus, Nick Forbes, Coy Tyson, Rod Turnbow, and Chris Scott to the inactive roster.
12-07-1975Coy Tyson of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a wrist inflammation and is expected to be out for approximately 3 days.
11-25-1974The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Emmett Williams to the inactive roster.
09-01-1974The St. Louis Lions have moved Dick Griffith, Percy Hayes, Dan McDonald, Frank Mizell, Bob Kowalczyk, Marshall Allen, Nick Forbes, and Alvin Wilson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Martin Dreher, Emmett Williams, Richard Wolfe, Donnie Green, Ed Robinson, Ray Reese, and Coy Tyson to the inactive roster.
08-13-1973The St. Louis Lions have moved Bob "Cold Eyes" Kowalczyk, Chris Leaper, Al Dancewicz, Carlton McDonald, Damon Parker, Coy Tyson, and Walter Gogolak to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jerry Thomaselli and Matt Wilson to the inactive roster.