| Full name | John Jo Ryan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | October 1937 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mick Ryan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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John Jo Ryan was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
A native of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ryan was capped 14 times as a forward for Ireland between 1897 and 1904, which included their 1899 Home Nations triple crown, alongside his brother Mick Ryan.[2]
Ryan bred the 1928 Grand National–winning horse Tipperary Tim.[3] He was in the mid-Atlantic Ocean en route to the United States when he found out that his horse had won the race, having been one of only two that was able to complete the course. At 100–1 odds, this gave Ryan a good return on his £5 bet.[4]