| Born: | April 11, 1902 Starbuck, Manitoba |
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| Died: | June 2, 1979 (aged 77) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1931-41 | Winnipeg Winnipegs (Manager) |
| 1946-49 | Montreal Alouettes (Manager) |
| 1960-65 | Edmonton Eskimos (GM) |
| Career stats | |
Joseph Bernard Ryan (11 April 1902 — 2 June 1979) was a Canadian football manager of the Winnipeg Winnipegs and Montreal Alouettes between the 1930s to 1940s. During his manager tenures, Ryan won the Grey Cup with Winnipeg in 1935, 1939 and 1941. He also won the Grey Cup with the Alouettes in 1949. With the Canadian Football League, Ryan worked as the general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos from 1960 to 1965. Ryan was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1968, the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.