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Position: | Defensive back, end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Tolono, Illinois, U.S. | July 5, 1932
Died: | Urbana, Illinois, U.S. | November 3, 2011
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Unity (Tolono, IL) |
College: | Illinois |
NFL draft: | 1954 / round: 2 / pick: 21 |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
John "Rocky" Ryan (July 5, 1932 – November 3, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) in the late 1950s. Ryan played college football for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was selected in the second round of the 1954 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears of the NFL.