Michael Joseph Ryan (27 September 1917 – 19 October 1986)
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 represented in the
Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and 1940s. Ryan topped Footscray's goalkicking in 1945 with 37 goals and won the club's best and fairest the following two seasons.
He was the brother of former Footscray team-mate Bill, son of Collingwood footballer Michael, and the nephew of Collingwood premiership player
David.
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1917 births
1986 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Western Bulldogs players
Western Bulldogs coaches
Charles Sutton Medal winners
People from Footscray, Victoria
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