| Turkey Tyson | |
| Position: | Pinch hitter |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Elm City, North Carolina |
| Death Place: | Elm City, North Carolina |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 23 |
| Debutyear: | 1944 |
| Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | April 23 |
| Finalyear: | 1944 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 1 |
| Stat2label: | At bats |
| Stat2value: | 1 |
| Stat3label: | Hits |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
Cecil Washington "Turkey" Tyson (December 6, 1914 – February 17, 2000) nicknamed "Slim" was a Major League Baseball player.
Tyson is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. His MLB career consisted of one at bat as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies at Braves Field on April 23, 1944. He went 0-for-1 for a batting average of .000. Tyson did not appear in the field. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'5" and weighed 225 lbs.
He played 15 seasons in the minor leagues, beginning with the Tallahassee Capitals of the Georgia-Florida League and the Greenwood Dodgers of the Cotton States League in 1938. His best minor league season was in 1940, when he had a batting average of .363 with 5 home runs for two separate teams. His last minor league season was in 1952 with the Rocky Mount Leafs of the Coastal Plain League. He was a first baseman and outfielder.
He died in his hometown of Elm City, North Carolina, at the age of 85.