Tom Hyde

Thomas E. Hyde, BA, DC, DABCSP, FICC, was born in 1945 to Ida and Earle Hyde in Thomasville, GA. He practiced in Miami, Florida from 1977-1997 after receiving his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1977 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Florida State University in 1973. He is married to Susan Hyde and has one daughter, Jennifer.

Hyde is notable for having been Secretary-general of the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic, and team Doctor for the United States Olympic Committee at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis, IN, in  1987,  as well as having summited Mounts Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua in addition to his numerous other awards and accomplishments spanning a long career.

Career
He served as president and executive director of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Sports Council for eight years and served as the secretary general for the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS).

He has served as the liaison between FICS and the World Olympians Association.

1987 - Hyde became the first DC to be selected to go to the United States Olympic Training Center, in Colorado Springs, CO, when the volunteer Chiropractor program was implemented, and was subsequently selected to represent the United States as team doctor  at the Pan American Games that year in Indianapolis, IN.

1990 - He was the State of Florida's coordinator for medical services for the Sunshine Games

1990-1997 - He served as the chiropractic consultant for the Miami Dolphins.

1997 - He was appointed to serve a four-year term on the Pan American Games and Olympic Task Force for the state of Florida.

Hyde served on the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

2001 - Hyde became a member of the ACA Sports Council Hall of Fame.

2004 - He was a member of the commission, called "The Mercy Guidelines" which created the seminal, national professional guidelines for the practice of Chiropractic.

2006 - Hyde became a member of the Miami-Dade Sports Commission, Board of Directors.

2009 - He was named "Person of the Year" by Dynamic Chiropractic.

Hyde has lectured all over the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Denmark, England, France, Switzerland, Australia, Chile, Brazil, Wales and South Africa.