Facts: - teama: n.s.w. country firsts - coachteam: newtown jets canterbury balmain tigers wests newcastle knights - points: 0 3 - birth date: c. 1940 - fieldgoals: 0 0 - coachyearstart: 1979 1984 1988 1991 1999 - pointsa: 0 - appearances: 1 22 - triesa: 0 - tries: 0 1 - coachlosses: 45 33 25 43 21 - retired: yes - name: warren ryan - coachyearend: 82 87 90 94 00 - position: centre , lock forward - appearancesa: 2 - fullname: warren redman ryan - goalsa: 0 - coachdraws: 5 3 1 4 2 - yearastart: 1971 - yearend: 68 - yearstart: 1965 1967 - coachwins: 46 70 50 37 30 - nickname: wok - yearaend: 72 - fieldgoalsa: 0 - club: st george cronulla sharks - coachgames: 96 106 76 84 53 - goals: 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of warren ryan .
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warren redman ryan is an australian former professional rugby league football coach and player .he is considered as one of the most influential coaches of the 20th century .ryan also played in the nswrfl premiership for the st george dragons and cronulla-sutherland sharks .he was formerly employed as a colour commentator by abc radio 702 for its rugby league coverage .ryan also regularly contributes opinion articles to the brisbane '' courier-mail '' and '' newcastle herald '' .