Emmett Ryan
Australian rules footballer
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Emmett Francis "Ted" Ryan (6 August 1885 – 12 February 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
Emmett Francis Ryan
Born
6 August 1885
Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
Died
12 February 1937 (aged 51)
Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team
Footscray Juniors
| Emmett Ryan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Emmett Francis Ryan | ||
| Born |
6 August 1885 Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Died |
12 February 1937 (aged 51) Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Footscray Juniors | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908 | Richmond | 12 (2) | |
| 1910–11 | St Kilda | 21 (0) | |
| Total | 33 (2) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A veteran of the New Guinea campaign in the First World War, he later worked for Vacuum Oil in Melbourne.[2] He was the father of the soldier, publisher and writer Peter Ryan.
