Dr. Ryan was a St. Louis University basketball enthusiast who played first base for the Billikens’ baseball team in a collegiate career that concluded in 1938.

Ryan played Muny League ball for years, then turned to a long, successful career as a Khoury League manager, winning the Man of the Year award in 1977. His Southern Funeral Home team won the juvenile title in 1961. His team also won intermediate honors in 1964 and 1965.

Dr. Robert E. Ryan, Sr. passed away on March 30, 2015.