Ty Tyson
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Edwin L. "Ty" Tyson (May 11, 1888 – December 12, 1968) was an American sports broadcaster and radio play-by-play announcer. Born in Tyron, Pennsylvania, he attended Penn State University and was hired by WWJ radio station. In 1924, Ty Tyson called the first University of Michigan football game on radio. In 1927, he called the first Detroit Tigers radio broadcast from Navin Field. On Tigers broadcasts, Ty Tyson was joined by Harry Heilmann, who would later replace Tyson in 1943.
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