Tyra Turner | |
Birth Name: | Tyra Harper |
Birth Date: | 1976 7, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Fort Myers Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Height: | 6'1" |
Currentyears: | 2009–present |
Medaltemplates-Title: | Medal record |
Tyra Turner (née Harper, born July 21, 1976) is a former professional beach volleyball player from the United States who played on the AVP and FIVB tours.[1]
In her beach volleyball career, Turner won $600,000 in prizes.
Turner is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, where she played volleyball all four years. In 1998, she was named UCF's Scholar Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year. Turner was inducted into the UCF Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.[2]
Turner has been married to fellow former AVP professional Chad Turner since January 2005. They have three sons, Myles, Blake, and Preston, and live in Fort Myers, Florida.[3]