Philip Tyas was a 1st XV scrumhalf, joining Keighlians from Huddersfield in 1933. He was a Committee Member for 12 years from 1936. In 1945-46, he took up refereeing; retiring after officiating at the Yorkshire Shield Semi-final between Ripon and Moortown on Sat 2nd March 1957. Philip’s widow presented a trophy in memory of her husband, which is presented annually at the AGM to the person who has made the most outstanding contribution to the Club in the previous year. All members are eligible – players and non-players.

It was first presented in 1987 to Tony Simpson. Details of other recipients are shown below:
1987 Tony Simpson
1988 John N Smith
1989 Alden Phillips
1990 George Stephenson
1991 Joe McDowell
1992 Frank Whitcombe
1993 John Lockwood
1994 Paul Woodwiss
1995 John Ellis
1996 Keiran Hardman
1997 Paul Woodwiss
1998 Robert Riley
1999 - not awarded??
2000 Tim Brunskill
2001 Bernard Rock
2002 Ken Dyson
2003 Norman Acomb
2004 Ken Harker
2005 Bob Swift
2006 Michael Warin
2007 Ken Dyson
2008 Kate Swift
2009 Trevor Cox
2010 David Mortimer / Loz Marklew
2011 Russell Gibson
2012 Graeme Sheffield
2013 Ian Walkden / Graham Field
2014 Steve Welch
2015 Kevin Young
2016 Janet Feather
2017 Jane & Russell Gibson
2018 Tom Eakin
2019 Russell H Gibson