Gerald J. Ryan

Gerald Ryan
Personal information
Full name	Gerald John Ryan
Date of birth	(1887-05-24)24 May 1887
Date of death
Place of death	Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Original team(s)	Horsham
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1906, 1909	Essendon	18 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909 season.

Gerald Ryan (24 May 1887 – 6 February 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League. He died while on active service during World War I, due to head injuries sustained after falling on ice in England.

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

Sources

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Gerald J. Ryan's statistics from AFL Tables