 Ryan pictured in The Hilltop 1920, Marquette yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1886 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1950 (aged 64) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1906 | New Hampshire |
| 1908–1910 | Dartmouth |
| Baseball | |
| 1909 | Dartmouth |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1912 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1916 | Marquette (advisory) |
| 1917–1921 | Marquette |
| 1922 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1923–1924 | Wisconsin |
| 1925–1929 | Northwestern (ends) |
| 1934–1939 | Northwestern (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1920 | Marquette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–11–11 (football) 13–9 (basketball) |
John Joseph Ryan (April 3, 1886 – April 7, 1950) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the College of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1911 to 1912, at Marquette University from 1917 to 1921, and at the University of Wisconsin from 1923 to 1924, compiling a career college football record of 44–11–11. Ryan was also the head basketball coach at Marquette from 1917 to 1920, tallying a mark of 13–9.