Francis Ryan

Infobox Football biography
playername= Francis Ryan
fullname = Francis J. Ryan
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date |1908|1|10
cityofbirth = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
countryofbirth = United States
dateofdeath = death date and age|1977|10|14|1908|1|10
cityofdeath = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
countryofdeath = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=6
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward / Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Lighthouse Boys Club
years = 1929-1930
1930-1931
1931-1936
clubs = New York Galicia
Lighthouse Boys Club
Philadelphia German-Americans
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1928-1936
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (1)
pcupdate = 22:33, 3 january 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 7 December 2006

Francis “Hun” Ryan (January 10, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 14, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a deceased U.S. soccer midfielder. He earned three caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team between 1928 and 1936. He was also a member of the U.S. teams at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Ryan was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1958.

Playing career

Ryan grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he played soccer with Frankford High School. He also played for the Lighthouse Boys Club team. He maintained his amateur status which led to his selection to the national team at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1929, he signed with New York Galicia. After one season, he moved back Lighthouse Boys Club. Once again, he spent only one season with Lighthouse before moving to the Philadelphia German-Americans in 1931. He continued with the team until at least 1936. In 1933, Philadelphia joined the American Soccer League (ASL). The German-Americans won the 1934-1935 ASL championship and the 1936 U.S. Open Cup.

National team

Ryan earned his first cap on May 28, 1928 in 11-2 loss to Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Scored ten days later in a 3-3 tie with Poland in Warsaw. He did not play for the U.S. again until the 1934 FIFA World Cup when he was part of the 7-1 loss to Italy. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969] ] He finished out his national team career at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=198094/index.html FIFA Tournament Records] ]

In 1958, Ryan was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

References

External links

* [http://soccerhall.org/famers/francis_ryan.htm Soccer Hall of Fame bio]