fullname heightweight death_date years clubs statsend originalteam birth_date article_title name
phillip george ryan 189 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 89 & nbsp 1 july 1982 1942-1947 collingwood 1947 preston churches 15 may 1925 phil ryan -lrb- footballer born 1925 -rrb-
 phil ryan
phil ryan -lrb- footballer born 1925 -rrb-

`` for the hawthorn footballer , see phil ryan -lrb- footballer born 1915 -rrb- '' phillip george `` phil '' ryan -lrb- 15 may 1925 - 1 july 1982 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with collingwood in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
a preston churches recruit , ryan was just 17 when he made his league debut in 1942 .
he played as a ruckman and forward , in 74 vfl games for collingwood , including five finals , two of which were close preliminary final losses .
during the 1945 vfl season , in a win over hawthorn at glenferrie oval , ryan kicked a career best six goals .
ryan captain-coached montmorency to a premiership in 1951 , the club 's first since joining the diamond valley football league .
they defeated epping in the grand final , by 96 points .
in 1954 he was non playing coach of another montmorency premiership team .
