Gerald J. Ryan
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Gerald Ryan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Gerald John Ryan | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 February 1917 | (aged 29)||
Place of death | Tidworth, Wiltshire, England | ||
Original team(s) | Horsham | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1906, 1909 | Essendon | 18 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gerald John Ryan (24 May 1887 – 6 February 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League. He died while on active service during World War I, due to head injuries sustained after falling on ice in England.
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Gerald J. Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1917 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Essendon Football Club players
- Horsham Football Club players
- Australian military personnel killed in World War I
- Accidental deaths in England
- Accidental deaths from falls
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1887 birth stubs