Tom Ryan (Australian footballer)

Not to be confused with Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer).

Tom Ryan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Clifford Ryan
Date of birth (1924-11-07)7 November 1924
Place of birth Port Lincoln, South Australia
Date of death 24 February 2017(2017-02-24) (aged 92)
Place of death Tongala, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) South Adelaide
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Back Pocket / Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–52 South Melbourne 61 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tom Ryan (7 November 1924 – 24 February 2017)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Ryan was appointed coach of Stanhope - Girgarre Football Club in 1953 and coached them until 1955.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ "My Tributes | Australia's most trusted and visited place to celebrate the life of your loved one".
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 779. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL COACH FOR STANHOPE". Shepparton Advertiser. Vol. 69, no. 94. Victoria, Australia. 5 December 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "1955 - New Coach Wanted For Stangarry". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 25 August 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 1 March 2024.