Albert Clinton Tyler | |
Nickname: | Albert Tyler |
Birth Date: | January 4, 1872 |
Birth Place: | Glendale, Ohio, United States |
Death Date: | July 25, 1945 (aged 73) |
Death Place: | East Harpswell, Maine, United States |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Pole vault |
Club: | Princeton Tigers |
Pb: | 3.30 m (1897) |
Alma Mater: | Princeton University |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Albert Clinton Tyler (January 4, 1872 – July 25, 1945) was an American pole vaulter who won a silver medal at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]
Tyler was a member of the Franklin (Ohio) Class of 1888. While studying at Princeton University Tyler also played American football and baseball. He graduated in 1897 and became a school teacher and football official. He died of pneumonia while on vacation in Maine.