Denis Ryan

For the singer of the same name, see Denis Ryan (singer).

Denis 'Dinny' Ryan

Personal information
Birth	10 July 1916
Recruited from	Albury
Height and weight	187 cm / 83 kg
Death	22 April 1980,
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Fitzroy (1935–39) 70 games, 65 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1939 season
Career highlights
1936 Brownlow Medalist

Denis 'Dinny' Ryan (10 July 1916 – 22 April 1980^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Ryan debuted in the VFL in 1935 aged just 18 and started his career at centre half forward, topping Fitzroy's goalkicking in his debut season with 46 goals. He was moved to centre half back the following season as a result of his wayward kicking for goal and won the 1936 Brownlow Medal, making it the fifth Brownlow in the previous six years to have gone to a Fitzroy player.

In 1939 after injuring his knee, Ryan joined the army and fought in World War II, getting wounded at Tobruk, Libya.^[2] He never played football again as a result.

External links

• Denis Ryan's statistics from AFL Tables

References

1. ^ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 9781877029189. 
2. ^ http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/r.htm#Denis%20Ryan%20(Fitzroy)

Persondata
Name	Ryan, Denis
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	10 July 1916
Place of birth
Date of death	22 April 1980
Place of death