At club level he played with Roscrea and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Tynan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Roscrea club.
[2] He top scored with two goals when Roscrea beat St. Rynagh's in the 1971 All-Ireland club final.
[3] Performances at club level earned Tynan a call-up to the Tipperary minor hurling team, however, his two-year tenure with the team ended without success as Cork dominated the championship at the time.
[4] He also spent four seasons with the under-21 team at a time when Cork also dominated that championship.