Tony Lynds
Tony Lynds
  • Induction Year:
    2013
  • Class Of:
    1967-99
  • Sport Played:
    Coach

Bio

Lynds, who was inducted into the California Community College Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame earlier this year, arrived at Palomar in 1967, was an assistant football coach in four different decades and was an assistant for coach Tom Craft's 1991 and 1993 national championship teams. He also was Palomar's head wrestling coach from 1967 through 1972 and was both Athletic Director and Physical Education Department Chair. Lynds was instrumental in hiring Craft as head football coach. He was a rugby teammate and roommate of singer Kris Kristofferson at Pomona College. Tony Lynds has three sons (football player Danny Lynds, wrestler Kris Lynds and football player Greg Lynds) and a daughter (swimmer Melissa Lynds) who were Palomar athletes.