Buddy Ryan

American football player, coach, executive (1931-2016)
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Buddy Ryan
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 17, 1931
Date of death
June 28, 2016
Place of birth
Frederick
Place of death
Shelbyville
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Family name
Ryan[17]
Given name
Buddy[18]
Military branch
United States Army[13]
Participated in conflict
Korean War[15]
Place of burial
Lawrenceburg Cemetery[7]
Position played on team / speciality
guard[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Buddy Ryan en James David Ryan ar بادي ريان de James David Ryan fa بادی رایان fr James David Ryan ja バディ・ライアン nl James David Ryan
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Buddy-Ryan
Find a Grave memorial ID
166155496
Freebase ID
/m/04s_2z
NNDB people ID
104/000166603
Prabook ID
1710212
Pro Football Reference coach ID
RyanBu0
Quora topic ID
Buddy-Ryan-2
Trading Card Database name ID
12512

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Place of birth 1
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Summary

Buddy Ryan was born on February 17, 1931[1], in Frederick[2]. He died on June 28, 2016[3], in Shelbyville[4]. He worked as an American football player[5] and American football coach[6].

FAQs

Where was Buddy Ryan born?

Buddy Ryan's place of birth was Frederick[2].

Where did Buddy Ryan die?

Buddy Ryan passed away in Shelbyville[4].

What did Buddy Ryan do for work?

Buddy Ryan worked as an American football player[5] and American football coach[6].

Where did Buddy Ryan go to school?

Buddy Ryan was educated at Oklahoma State University[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Buddy
    Family name → Ryan
    Place of death → Shelbyville
    HAND ID → 94FC-0F7E-DAEF-D8D6-9B7C
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