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Cassy Ryan

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Cassy Ryan
Personal information
Born:(1905-05-10)May 10, 1905
Mannington, West Virginia
Died:January 6, 1981(1981-01-06) (aged 75)
Fairmont, West Virginia
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school:Mannington (WV)
College:West Virginia
Position:Quarterback
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:9

Clarence Daniel "Cassy" Ryan (May 10, 1905 – January 6, 1981) was an American football player.

Ryan was born in 1905 in Mannington, West Virginia, and attended Mannington High School.[1] He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1926 to 1928.[2] He also played second base for the West Virginia baseball team for three years.

During the 1929 season, Ryan played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Buffalo Bisons. He appeared in nine NFL games, six as a starter.[1] On November 24, 1929, he returned a kickoff for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.[3]

Ryan later worked for 40 years as a coach at Farmington and Mannington in the Marion County, West Virginia, schools.[4] He died in 1985 at age 75 in Fairmont, West Virginia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cassy Ryan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Clarence Ryan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bears' Misplays Present Bisons With 19-7 Win". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1929. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mickey Furfari's Fan-Fare". The Dominion News. June 13, 1970. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.