Jack F. T. Ryan

Jack Ryan
Personal information
Full name	Jack F. T. Ryan
Date of birth	3 December 1914
Date of death	31 July 1976 (aged 61)
Original team(s)	Maryborough
Height/Weight	180 cm / 78 kg
Position(s)	Wingman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1935–1939 1940–1941 Total –	Footscray North Melbourne	74 (37) 9 (2) 83 (39)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1941 season.

Jack F. T. Ryan (3 December 1914 – 31 July 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ryan came to Footscray from Maryborough and topped their goal-kicking in 1935, his debut season, with 25 goals.^[1] The following year he was selected to represent the VFL against the Victorian Football Association.^[2] He was a regular fixture in the Footscray side, as a wingman, for another three seasons before being traded to North Melbourne, in exchange for Ted Ellis, in 1940.^[3]

References

1. AFL Tables: Jack Ryan
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. The Argus,"Exchange Of Players", 20 April 1940, p. 14

External links

• Jack F. T. Ryan's profile from AustralianFootball.com