Cassy Ryan

Clarence Daniel "Cassy" Ryan (May 10, 1905 – January 6, 1981) was an American football player.

Cassy Ryan

Personal information
Born:	(1905-05-10)May 10, 1905 Mannington, West Virginia
Died:	January 6, 1981(1981-01-06) (aged 75) Fairmont, West Virginia
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
Position:	Quarterback
High school:	Mannington (WV)
College:	West Virginia
Career history
Buffalo Bisons (1929)
Career NFL statistics
Games: 9

Ryan was born in 1905 in Mannington, West Virginia, and attended Mannington High School.^[1] He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1926 to 1928.^[2] He also played second base for the West Virginia baseball team for three years.

During the 1929 season, Ryan played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Buffalo Bisons. He appeared in nine NFL games, six as a starter.^[1] On November 24, 1929, he returned a kickoff for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.^[3]

Ryan later worked for 40 years as a coach at Farmington and Mannington in the Marion County, West Virginia, schools.^[4] He died in 1985 at age 75 in Fairmont, West Virginia.^[1]