Fran Ryder

Fran Ryder
Personal information
Irish name Prionsias Ó Marcaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born 1954
Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Teacher, publican
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ballymun Kickhams
St Vincent's
Club titles
Dublin titles 4
Leinster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1974-1982
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 6
All-Irelands 3
NFL 1

Francis M. "Fran" Ryder (born 1954) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and coach who played at club level with Ballymun Kickhams and St Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team. He usually lined out as a centre-back.

Playing career

Ryder began his club career with Ballymun Kickhams before later transferring to St Vincent's.[1] It was with the latter club that he won the All-Ireland Club Championship in 1976. Ryder was a member of the Dublin minor football team, and later won consecutive Leinster Under-21 Championship titles. He was drafted onto the Dublin senior football team in March 1974. Ryder went on to play in six consecutive All-Ireland finals, with victories as a substitute in 1974 and 1977, while his only winners' medal came on the field of play in 1976.[2] His other honours include two National Football League titles.

Coaching career

Ryder spent five years as coach, and later selector, with the Dublin senior team from 1990 to 1995.[3] In that period, Dublin won four consecutive Leinster Championships and the All-Ireland Championship title in 1995.[4][5]

Honours

Player

St Vincent's
Dublin

Coach

Dublin

References

  1. ^ "'Legacies can inspire rather than burden'". Irish Examiner. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ryder not seeking Dublin job". Irish Times. 13 November 1997. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "The traumas that made 1995 All-Ireland final win sweeter for Dublin". Irish Independent. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ryder may return to work with Dublin". Irish Times. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ "GAA: Ryder, Brogan interested in Dublin job". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2021.