Leo Ryan (footballer)
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Leo Ryan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leo Richard Ryan | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Wonthaggi, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 29 December 1972 | (aged 59)||
Place of death | Footscray, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Fish Creek | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1934–41 | Footscray | 119 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leo Richard Ryan (26 August 1913 – 29 December 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Ryan's career ended after he suffered a serious injury after a collision during the match against Melbourne in Round 17 of the 1941 VFL season.[2]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 778. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Leo Ryan's Condition". The Herald. No. 20, 057. Victoria, Australia. 26 August 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Leo Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Leo Ryan at AustralianFootball.com
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