Barry Tyler (born c. 1924) is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Coventry R.F.C. and Nuneaton R.F.C., and club level rugby league (RL) for Bradford Northern and Doncaster (Heritage № 72), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.