About Cassy Ryan
Lived 1905 – 1981 (aged 75). Cassy Ryan was an american football player.
Clarence Daniel "Cassy" Ryan (May 10, 1905 – January 6, 1981) was an American football player.
Ryan was born in 1905 in Mannington, West Virginia, and attended Mannington High School. He also played second base for the West Virginia baseball team for three years.
During the 1929 season, Ryan played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Buffalo Bisons. He appeared in nine NFL games, six as a starter. On November 24, 1929, he returned a kickoff for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.
Ryan later worked for 40 years as a coach at Farmington and Mannington in the Marion County, West Virginia, schools. He died in 1985 at age 75 in Fairmont, West Virginia.
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Who was Cassy Ryan?
American football player (1905-1981)
When was Cassy Ryan born?
Cassy Ryan was born on 10 May 1905 in Mannington.
When did Cassy Ryan die?
Cassy Ryan died on 6 January 1981.
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Cassy Ryan was an american football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cassy Ryan. https://biography.guide/cassy-ryan/
MLA: "Cassy Ryan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cassy-ryan/.
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