John Francis Thomas Ryan (3 December 1914 – 31 July 1976) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ryan came to Footscray from Maryborough and topped their goal-kicking in 1935, his debut season, with 25 goals. The following year he was selected to represent the VFL against the Victorian Football Association. He was a regular fixture in the Footscray side, as a wingman, for another three seasons before being traded to North Melbourne, in exchange for Ted Ellis, in 1940.'' The Argus'
"Exchange Of Players"
20 April 1940, p. 14

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* 1914 births 1976 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Western Bulldogs players North Melbourne Football Club players Maryborough Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1914-stub