Personal Life
Tinsley has two children with his wife, Emily: a daughter, Abagail (born 1996) and a son, Noah (born 1999).
Tinsley is an avid tennis fan. He has his own tournament, held annually in Charlottesville, Virginia. He often attends the Championships at Wimbledon, and in 2007 played doubles with John McEnroe and Pete Sampras. He has recorded a song called "The Ghosts of Wimbledon" for the 2006 ESPN coverage of the tournament. He is a friend of tennis players Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and tennis doubles players Bob and Mike Bryan. Tinsley sponsors the Boyd Tinsley Tennis Program in Charlottesville.
While performing on Rove Live, host Rove McManus called Boyd "Booker T" because of his similar looks to Booker Huffman, a professional wrestler for WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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