Pat Ryan

Education

Ryan was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and attended Putnam High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Career

He played 14 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Tennessee. Ryan was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.

He played professionally for thirteen seasons, twelve seasons with the New York Jets and one season with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Ryan was employed for several years as a color analyst on Tennessee Titans radio broadcasts. He is now a home builder in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Achievements

• Ryan is a former World Champion skip, and three time Brier champion. At the 1988 Labatt Brier however, Ryan's Alberta foursome (now with Don McKenzie as lead instead of Herbert) would win the championship defeating Eugene Hritzuk of Saskatchewan in the final. Ryan returned to the 1989 Labatt Brier, which he won again, albeit with three losses along the way. Ryan would this time be able to win the 1989 World Championships, again with three losses. Ryan and Folk would return to the 1994 Labatt Brier where they won, getting their revenge against Howard in the final. At the 1994 World Championships, Ryan would win his second World Championships, as their team defeated Jan-Olov Nässén of Sweden in the final. Ryan moved back to Alberta, and won his first Canadian Senior Curling Championship (for curlers over 50 years old) in 2007 as the skip for Team Alberta.