About Buddy Tynes
Lived 1902 – 1984 (aged 82). Buddy Tynes was an american football player.
David Lane Tynes Sr. (February 26, 1902 – November 28, 1984), sometimes known by the nickname "Buddy", was an American football player and medical insurance executive.
Tynes was born in 1902 in Paris, Texas. He attended Cooper High School in Texas.
Tynes played college football for Texas from 1920 to 1923. He was selected as a second-team halfback on the 1925 All-Pro Team.
After his playing career ended, Tynes moved to Ashland, Kentucky. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1928. He founded the Kentucky Blue Cross insurance program in 1936. He also helped orgnize Kentucky's Blue Shield program in 1948.
Tynes was married to Corrine Koellein. They had a son, David Lane Tynes Jr. Tynes died in 1984 at age 82 at his home in Anchorage, Kentucky.
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Who was Buddy Tynes?
American football player (1902-1984)
When was Buddy Tynes born?
Buddy Tynes was born on 26 February 1902 in Cooper.
When did Buddy Tynes die?
Buddy Tynes died on 28 November 1984.
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Buddy Tynes was an american football player.
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