Position: E / DE Place of birth: Banff, Alberta | Name Ed Ryan | |
Date of birth: (1925-12-29)December 29, 1925 Date of death: October 21, 2002(2002-10-21) (aged 76) College: Saint Mary's College of California NFL draft: 1948 / Round: 9 / Pick: 73 | ||
Edward Denis Ryan (December 29, 1925 – October 21, 2002) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1948). Ryan grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended college at Saint Mary's College of California. In 1948, he was drafted by the Steelers, 73rd overall, becoming one of the first Canadians ever drafted in the NFL. He went on to play nine games that season, his only season in the NFL.
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