Stan Ryan
Personal information
Full name Stanislaus Ryan
Date of birth (1902-12-05)5 December 1902
Place of birth Lilydale, Tasmania
Date of death 1 December 1983(1983-12-01) (aged 80)
Place of death Moonah, Tasmania
Original team(s) North Hobart
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 Richmond 14 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stan Ryan (5 December 1902 – 1 December 1983)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Ryan was a Tasmanian and won the best and fairest award at North Hobart in 1928.[2] The following year he played for Richmond, making 14 appearances, including the 1929 VFL Grand Final.[3] He played his football as a follower.[4]

Military service

Ryan later served in the Australian Army for two years during World War II.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Stan Ryan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "GD Miller Medal". North Hobart Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
  3. ↑ AFL Tables: Stan Ryan
  4. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  5. ↑ "World War II Roll: RYAN, Stanislaus". Department of Veterans Affairs.

References

  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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