Leo Ryan
Personal information
Full name Leo Richard Ryan
Date of birth (1913-08-26)26 August 1913
Place of birth Wonthaggi, Victoria
Date of death 29 December 1972(1972-12-29) (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

  1. 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.
  2. "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.


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