Clarence Daniel "Cassy" Ryan (May 10, 1905 – January 6, 1981) was an American football player.
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| Position | Quarterback | ||
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| Born | May 10, 1905 Mannington, West Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Died | January 6, 1981 (aged 75) Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||
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| High school | Mannington (WV) | ||
| College | West Virginia | ||
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Ryan was born in 1905 in Mannington, West Virginia, and attended Mannington High School.[1] He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1926 to 1928.[2] He also played second base for the West Virginia baseball team for three years.
During the 1929 season, Ryan played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Buffalo Bisons. He appeared in nine NFL games, six as a starter.[1] On November 24, 1929, he returned a kickoff for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.[3]
Ryan later worked for 40 years as a coach at Farmington and Mannington in the Marion County, West Virginia, schools.[4] He died in 1985 at age 75 in Fairmont, West Virginia.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Cassy Ryan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Clarence Ryan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Bears' Misplays Present Bisons With 19-7 Win". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1929. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mickey Furfari's Fan-Fare". The Dominion News. June 13, 1970. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.