Sod Ryan

Sod Ryan
No. 12, 83
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1905-12-31)December 31, 1905
Kewanee, Illinois, U.S.
Died:December 9, 1964(1964-12-09) (aged 58)
Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Kewanee (IL)
College:Detroit
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

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  2. ^ "John Joseph 'Sod' Ryan". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)