Summary
Bob Tyrell served as athletic director at Minooka from 2005 to 2023, an era where MCHS had tremendous success in sports. During that time, Minooka brought home 23 IHSA state trophies, including four state championships. He oversaw MCHS grow into two campuses at that time. Tyrell could often be found at MCHS well before teachers arrived in the morning and still at campus after practices concluded. He began teaching industrial arts at Minooka in 1995 and later worked as a dean. He quickly became involved in athletics, coaching at various levels of football and baseball. He also served as the head varsity baseball coach during the 2002 and 2003 seasons, when he had an overall record of 46-23, won two regional titles and one conference title.