Dave Ryan (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1923–1988)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Dave Ryan

| image =

| position = Quarterback

| number = 44, 20

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|02|3}}

| birth_place = Kaufman, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|12|5|1923|02|8}}

| death_place = Kaufman, Texas, U.S.

| undraftedyear =

| college = Hardin–Simmons

| teams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1945}}–{{NFL Year|1947}})
• Boston Yanks ({{NFL Year|1948}})

| statlabel1 = TD-INT

| statvalue1 = 9-27

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 1,296

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 41.1

}}

David Henry Ryan (February 3, 1923 – December 5, 1988) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Detroit Lions and Boston Yanks. He played college football for Hardin–Simmons.