Marsh Ryman

Marshall W. "Marsh" Ryman (June 26, 1910 in Minneapolis, Minnesota- January 31, 1992 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota) was a former collegiate hockey coach and athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Ryman played baseball and hockey for Minnesota and was the hockey team captain for the 1931-32 season."All-Time Golden Gopher Team Captains". Access Date August 8, 2008. Ryman coached the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team in the 1955-56 season to a 16-12-1 record while John Mariucci coached the United States national men's ice hockey team at the 1956 Winter Olympics."Marsh Ryman Career Record". Access Date August 8, 2008. Subsequently, Ryman served as the national team coach himself, from 1958-59.Pheifer, Pat. "Former Gophers AD Marsh Ryman dies." Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 31, 1992. in 1960, Ryman was a referee at the 1960 Winter Olympics.Associated Press. "Ex-Gophers A.D. Ryman Dies of Pneumonia at 81." St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 1, 1992. Later, Ryman became the Gophers' athletic director from 1963 to 1972, when the University forced Ryman to resign."Warmath, Ryman Said Out." Washington Post, November 27, 1971. He won the 1972 George Eldridge Distinguished Service Award for his work in that position."George Eldridge Distinguished Service Award". Access Date August 8, 2008. In 1978, he was elected to the National Association of College Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.Associated Press. "Ex-Gophers A.D. Ryman Dies of Pneumonia at 81." St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 1, 1992. Ryman died of pneumonia in St. Louis Park, Minnesota in 1992. He is interred in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.Pheifer, Pat. "Former Gophers AD Marsh Ryman dies." Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 31, 1992.
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Category:Dead in 1992
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Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers coaches
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