Denis Ryan
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| Birth | July 10, 1916, |
| Recruited from | Albury |
| Height and weight | 187 cm / 83 kg |
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| Debut | 1935, Fitzroy vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Fitzroy (1935-39)
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Denis 'Dinny' Ryan (born July 10, 1916) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in 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 5th Brownlow in the previous 6 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.[1] He never played football again as a result.
