Dave Ryan
David Henry Ryan
Born: February 3, 1923
Kaufman, TX USA
Deceased: December 5, 1988
Kaufman, TX
Position: TB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: Hardin-Simmons
High School: Kaufman (TX)
Career: 1945-1948
Dave Ryan played from 1945 to 1948 during his career with the Boston Yanks and Detroit Lions. Ryan ran for 159 yards in his career on 110 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 3 passes for 62 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 44 | 13 | 29.5 | 331 | 7.5 | 3 | 6.8 | 10 | 22.7 | 61 | 41.6 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 154 | 73 | 47.4 | 965 | 6.3 | 6 | 3.9 | 17 | 11.0 | 88 | 41.1 |
| Totals | 198 | 86 | 43.4 | 1296 | 6.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 27 | 13.6 | 88 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 93 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 71 | 65 | 0.9 | 27 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 110 | 159 | 1.4 | 27 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 63 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 63 | 1 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 669 | 39.4 | 50 |
| Totals | 17 | 669 | 39.4 | 50 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 220 | 14.7 | 56 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 277 | 12.6 | 56 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 332 | 20.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 470 | 21.4 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 42 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 195 | 27.9 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 5 |
| 1946 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 6 |
| 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 6 | 0 |
