MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 1, 2003) - Tyson Foods announced today the members of its professional angling team to compete in FLW Outdoors tournaments in 2004. The team comprises Alfred Williams of Jackson, Miss.; John Crews of Jetersville, Va.; and Todd Ary of Birmingham, Ala.
In July Tyson announced its partnership with FLW Outdoors, the world's leading marketer of competitive fishing. Through its partnership with FLW Outdoors, the members of Tyson's angling team will compete along various FLW Outdoors tournament trails from Tyson-branded Ranger boats.
Williams, who has fished FLW Outdoors tournaments since 1996 and was the winner of the 2003 EverStart Series Central Division event on Sam Rayburn, will glide across waters on three tournament trails during the 2004 season. He will participate in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the EverStart Series Central Division and the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League.
Crews has been an FLW Outdoors tournament competitor since 1995, starting his professional career in the BFL. He began fishing the EverStart Series Eastern Division in 1999. Crews, who first competed on the FLW Tour in 2001, fished his highest-ranking season on the tour this year, placing 34th in the regular season to qualify for his first FLW Tour Championship. He finished eighth in his inaugural championship appearance.
Ary has been fishing professionally since 1996 when he began his career in the BFL. He made his pro debut on the FLW Tour in 2003. Ary had one top-10 finish this year, on Kentucky Lake, and finished the season in 26th place, securing his spot in the FLW Tour Championship. For the 2004 season, in addition to the FLW Tour, Ary will focus on the EverStart Series Northern and Eastern divisions.
Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN), founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Ark., is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, and it is the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500. Tyson Foods produces a wide variety of brand-name, protein-based and prepared food products marketed in the United States and more than 80 countries around the world. The company has approximately 120,000 team members as well as 300 facilities and offices in 29 states and 22 countries.
For more information about Tyson Foods, visit www.Tyson.com. For more information about FLW Outdoors, browse the organization's Web site or call (270) 252-1000.