Bob Hyde is in his 24th season with the Titans and 15th as Vice President/Community Relations in 2012. His tenure spans five of the team’s six decades. One of the hallmarks of the Titans’ success has been the team’s presence in the community and a responsibility to make a positive impact in that community. Hyde has directed that effort for the franchise in a multi-faceted way.
An annual tradition, Hyde and the team’s staff have partnered with Titans Radio to make the Titans Caravan the team’s major fan outreach program each spring (an event that was postponed due to the labor situation this year). During the 14 years, the Titans Caravan has made more than 640 stops, personally touching an estimated 400,000 fans in Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky since its inception in 1998. A model program, the Caravan uses a variety of interactions to reach a wide-range of fans and affect communities in a positive way. He successfully coordinated the Titans Charity Golf Classic, which raised more than $1.5 million over 12 years for local charities through the Titans Foundation.
Hyde is heavily involved in the Titans specialty license plate program, which has seen Titans owner Bud Adams raise over $2.2 million dollars for statewide charities from the sale of the motor vehicle plates over the first nine years.
Hyde also serves as the club’s contact for grants to improve football fields at area schools and parks. To date, more than $650,000 has been secured in recent years from a program funded by Adams, his fellow NFL owners and NFL players to improve football fields in Nashville/Davidson County and Nashville’s seven contiguous counties. He also serves as the main contact for the Titans/USA Football Youth Coaches School and Youth Football Summit.
Hyde also works closely with service members from Fort Campbell Army Base, home to both the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), also known as the Night Stalkers and the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets).
In 2010, Hyde was one of 30 individuals selected by the Department of Defense to participate in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC). The JCOC program is sponsored by the Secretary of Defense for civilians interested in growing their knowledge of the military and national defense issues. JCOC is the oldest existing Pentagon outreach program having been held 84 times since 1948.
His office is responsible for the team’s relationships with area non-profit organizations, player appearances, special events and memorabilia donation requests to assist local charities in their fundraising efforts.
In 1998, Hyde served as the club’s liaison between Mr. Adams and the Titans Advisory Council. The information gathered by the council and from focus groups that included hundreds of fans across the state, aided Adams in giving the Oilers’ franchise a new name, logo and uniform.
A native of Tullahoma, Tenn., Hyde returned to the franchise in 1998 in his current position. He was a member of the team’s media relations department from 1977-85, serving as the team’s Media Director from 1980-85.
Hyde also spent five years with the PGA TOUR serving as a media official prior to returning to the Titans in 1998. Hyde is a member of the Board of Directors of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
A graduate of Tullahoma (Tenn.) High School, Hyde attended Middle Tennessee State University before transferring to the University of Houston. Hyde is single and has two daughters, Ashley and Hannah. He resides in Nashville, Tenn.
Bob Hyde is in his 24th season with the Titans and 15th as Vice President/Community Relations in 2012. His tenure spans five of the team’s six decades. One of the hallmarks of the Titans’ success has been the team’s presence in the community and a responsibility to make a positive impact in that community. Hyde has directed that effort for the franchise in a multi-faceted way.
An annual tradition, Hyde and the team’s staff have partnered with Titans Radio to make the Titans Caravan the team’s major fan outreach program each spring (an event that was postponed due to the labor situation this year). During the 14 years, the Titans Caravan has made more than 640 stops, personally touching an estimated 400,000 fans in Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky since its inception in 1998. A model program, the Caravan uses a variety of interactions to reach a wide-range of fans and affect communities in a positive way. He successfully coordinated the Titans Charity Golf Classic, which raised more than $1.5 million over 12 years for local charities through the Titans Foundation.
Hyde is heavily involved in the Titans specialty license plate program, which has seen Titans owner Bud Adams raise over $2.2 million dollars for statewide charities from the sale of the motor vehicle plates over the first nine years.
Hyde also serves as the club’s contact for grants to improve football fields at area schools and parks. To date, more than $650,000 has been secured in recent years from a program funded by Adams, his fellow NFL owners and NFL players to improve football fields in Nashville/Davidson County and Nashville’s seven contiguous counties. He also serves as the main contact for the Titans/USA Football Youth Coaches School and Youth Football Summit.
Hyde also works closely with service members from Fort Campbell Army Base, home to both the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), also known as the Night Stalkers and the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets).
In 2010, Hyde was one of 30 individuals selected by the Department of Defense to participate in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC). The JCOC program is sponsored by the Secretary of Defense for civilians interested in growing their knowledge of the military and national defense issues. JCOC is the oldest existing Pentagon outreach program having been held 84 times since 1948.
His office is responsible for the team’s relationships with area non-profit organizations, player appearances, special events and memorabilia donation requests to assist local charities in their fundraising efforts.
In 1998, Hyde served as the club’s liaison between Mr. Adams and the Titans Advisory Council. The information gathered by the council and from focus groups that included hundreds of fans across the state, aided Adams in giving the Oilers’ franchise a new name, logo and uniform.
A native of Tullahoma, Tenn., Hyde returned to the franchise in 1998 in his current position. He was a member of the team’s media relations department from 1977-85, serving as the team’s Media Director from 1980-85.
Hyde also spent five years with the PGA TOUR serving as a media official prior to returning to the Titans in 1998. Hyde is a member of the Board of Directors of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
A graduate of Tullahoma (Tenn.) High School, Hyde attended Middle Tennessee State University before transferring to the University of Houston. Hyde is single and has two daughters, Ashley and Hannah. He resides in Nashville, Tenn.
