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]

Emmett Ryan
Personal information
Full name Emmett Francis Ryan
Date of birth (1885-08-06)6 August 1885
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death 12 February 1937(1937-02-12) (aged 51)
Place of death Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s) 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.

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 777. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Late Mr. E. F. Ryan". The Age. 15 February 1937. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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