Tommy Ryan

Tommy Ryan (born 1967) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer.

Born in Termon, County Donegal, he attended St Eunan's College. Termon has a small club, near Letterkenny, but had only been competing at junior level shortly before Ryan was picked for Donegal. and an Ulster SFC and All-Ireland SFC in 1992. He returned from the U.S. in 1990 and played against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, won by Donegal, scoring 0–1 (and — seemingly — a first-half goal, ruled out when referee Damien Campbell pulled play back).

He was Donegal's top scorer in the 1992 Ulster SFC. He did not play in the All-Ireland final but started the semi-final win over Mayo at Croke Park on 16 August 1992. Ahead of the All-Ireland final, Ryan lost his place in the team to Manus Boyle, who gave a man of the match performance. The vote against Ryan's inclusion was tight (3–2). He, alongside Tony Boyle, was part of John Joe Doherty's backroom team when Doherty managed Donegal. In 2014, he was disqualified from driving for 4 years for not providing a breath test when gardaí stopped his car.