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Ronan Tynan (born 1960) is a popular tenor, singing in the classical Irish style. He is most famous for his renditions of God Bless America performed at Yankee Stadium during many baseball games. He is also known for participating in the 1984 Olympics.
Ronan Tynan, until recently, was a member of the world famous Irish Tenors. He left to pursue his own solo career in May of 2004. Although his singing career has been very very successful, his personal life story is perhaps even more inspirational.
Born with lower limb disabilities, Ronan had to have both legs amputated at the age of 20 due to complications caused by a car accident. Within weeks of the accident, Ronan was climbing stairs at his college dormitory on artificial legs. Within a year, Ronan was winning in the international disabled olympics. Between 1981 and 1984, Ronan amassed eighteen gold medals and fourteen world records.
In the following years, he became the first disabled person ever admitted to the National College of Physical Education, and then a full-fledged Medical Doctor, specializing in Orthopedic Sports Injuries, with a degree from prestigious Trinity College.
Encouraged to study voice by his father, Dr. Tynan won a series of prestigious voice competition awards and joined the Irish Tenors.
A very close friend of U.S. President George W. Bush, he has honored presidents in different ways. He sang at Washington National Cathedral on two occasions, both events attended by Bush:
- State funeral of Ronald Reagan
- Inaugural prayer service to mark Bush's second inauguration