Sod Ryan | |
Number: | 12, 83 |
Position: | Tackle |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1905 |
Birth Place: | Kewanee, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Wenatchee, Washington, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 205 |
High School: | Kewanee (IL) |
College: | Detroit |
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Pfr: | RyanSo20 |
John Joseph "Sod" Ryan (December 31, 1905 – December 9, 1964) was an American football tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans, playing 5 games with the Bears in 1929 and 3 with the Spartans in 1930. He was good friends with Bears owner George Halas.[1] He played college football for the Detroit Titans of the University of Detroit and attended Kewanee High School in Kewanee, Illinois.[2]