Brad Biggs: Buddy Ryan a beloved teacher to Dan Hampton, Mike Singletary, others. Chicago Tribune, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „The Bears set records when Ryan, who died Tuesday at 85, was running the defense. Their 72 sacks in 1984 remains an NFL standard.“
Don Pierson: The Chicago Bears win the 1986 Super Bowl. Chicago Tribune, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Ditka talked about the Bears becoming the team of the 1980s, but Ryan, who feuded openly with Ditka, left the following season.“
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Buddy Ryan, Chicago Bears defense in 1985. Just how crazy good was the 1985 Chicago Bears defense? ESPN, 29. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Ryan’s ’85 Bears defense is the only one in NFL history to record two shutouts in a single postseason. They held the New York Giants to 181 total yards in a divisional round shutout before an even more dominant shutout performance against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game in which they let up just 130 total yards. The Bears allowed 10 points to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.“
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Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the N.F.L., Dies at 85. The New York Times, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „James David Ryan was born on Feb. 17, 1931, in Frederick, Okla., where his father was a house painter. (His birth year was often listed as 1934; as Rex Ryan said in his memoir, his father had subtracted a few years from his true age to come off as more youthful when first looking for an N.F.L. job.)“
Malcolm Moran: Ryan finds old style still fits in new job. The New Yorl Times, 28. Juli 1986, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Twenty-nine years after his coaching career began at Gainesville (Tex.) High School, James David Ryan, son of a painter and paper hanger - Interior decorator, I guess they call it now - has reached a position that has driven too many others to overwork themselves, alter their personalities, bully players and break rules.“
Malcolm Moran: Ryan finds old style still fits in new job. The New Yorl Times, 28. Juli 1986, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „RYAN'S COACHING CAREER 1961-65: Defensive Coordinator, University of Buffalo 1966: Defensive Coordinator, Vanderbilt 1967: Defensive Coordinator, University of Pacific“
Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the N.F.L., Dies at 85. The New York Times, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „In his seven years as a head coach, with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals, Ryan never won a playoff game. But he had already solidified his legacy as an assistant coach with his shifting and blitzing defensive alignments, which confused and clobbered opposing quarterbacks. His bruising “46” defense, in particular, took the Bears to their 1986 Super Bowl victory.“
Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the N.F.L., Dies at 85. The New York Times, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „In 1985 they almost came to blows in the locker room during halftime of the Bears’ loss to the Miami Dolphins, the team’s only defeat that season.“
Malcolm Moran: Ryan finds old style still fits in new job. The New Yorl Times, 28. Juli 1986, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „I had only one real blow-up with Buddy Ryan, read one passage. That was at halftime of the Miami game, our only 1985 loss. It was a big one, no question about it.“
Dave Anderson: Sports of The Times - The Backfire From Buddy Ryan's 'Bounties'. The New York Times, 26. November 1989, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „As if the National Football League weren't violent enough and its players weren't solvent enough, Buddy Ryan, the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, has been accused by Jimmy Johnson, the Dallas Cowboys' coach, of putting a bounty on the helmets of a quarterback and a kicker.“
Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the N.F.L., Dies at 85. The New York Times, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Ryan, a bit paunchy and bespectacled, denied offering bounties, and a league investigation could not substantiate the accusations.“
Frank Litsky: PRO FOOTBALL - Trying To Keep A Lid On Ryan. The New York Times, 11. Januar 1994, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Ryan's seasonlong outbursts against Gilbride seemed to culminate Jan. 2 when he took a punch at Gilbride during a nationally-televised game against the Jets.“
Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the N.F.L., Dies at 85. The New York Times, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Ryan was named the Cardinals’ head coach in 1994, and he chose his sons Rex and Rob as assistants. He was 12-20 over two seasons, was fired once more, and then retired.“
Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the N.F.L., Dies at 85. The New York Times, 28. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „Besides Rex and Rob, Ryan’s survivors include another son, Jim, all from his marriage to his first wife, Doris, which ended in divorce, and six grandchildren. His second wife, Joanie, died in 2013.“
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Rich Hofmann: Role Reversal Ryan Calls On Former Mentor Ewbank To Spend Some Time With The Eagles. Daily News, 12. August 1986, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „"My whole philosophy is built on his philosophy of the passing game," Ryan said. "He believed in protecting his quarterback, even if you had to run a one-man pattern. If you counter that with what was tough on him, it must be tough on everybody."“
Buddy Ryan Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. Pro-Football-Reference, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „1988 54 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 1 0 1 .000 1 1989 55 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 1 0 1 .000 2 1990 56 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 1 0 1 .000 2“
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Eric Allen: Buddy Ryan, Iconic Former Jets' Assistant, Dies. Defensive Mastermind Spent His First 8 Pro Coaching Seasons with the Green & White. New York Jets, 28. August 2016, archiviert vom Original am 29. Juni 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „In his six seasons as the Green & White’s defensive line coach, Ryan helped the Jets finish No.1 against the rush in both 1968 and 1969 along with a No. 2 ranking in 1970.“
Craig Peters: Vikings Send Condolences to Buddy Ryan's Family. Minnesota Vikings, 28. Juni 2016, archiviert vom Original am 29. Juni 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „The 1976 Vikings won the NFC Championship with a 24-13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the final playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium to earn a trip to Super Bowl XI. That team outscored opponents 305 to 176. The 1977 squad won the NFC Central for a fifth-straight year and made it to the NFC Championship game.“
Larry Mayer: Players urged Halas to keep Ryan. Chicago Bears, 28. Juni 2016, archiviert vom Original am 1. Juli 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „When the Bears were in the process of replacing head coach Neill Armstrong in 1982, veteran players Gary Fencik and Alan Page wrote a letter that was signed by several of their teammates imploring owner George Halas to retain defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan.“
Tim Graham: The wild early years and the football family that shaped Bills coach Rex Ryan. The Buffalo News, 20. Juni 2015, archiviert vom Original am 2. Juli 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch, Aktualisiert am 28. Juni 2016): „Jim got his MBA from Notre Dame and his law degree from St. Louis University. He was an NHL corporate sponsorship executive in 1991-92 and was Buddy’s agent when the Arizona Cardinals hired him in 1994.“
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Eric Allen: Buddy Ryan, Iconic Former Jets' Assistant, Dies. Defensive Mastermind Spent His First 8 Pro Coaching Seasons with the Green & White. New York Jets, 28. August 2016, archiviert vom Original am 29. Juni 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „In his six seasons as the Green & White’s defensive line coach, Ryan helped the Jets finish No.1 against the rush in both 1968 and 1969 along with a No. 2 ranking in 1970.“
Craig Peters: Vikings Send Condolences to Buddy Ryan's Family. Minnesota Vikings, 28. Juni 2016, archiviert vom Original am 29. Juni 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „The 1976 Vikings won the NFC Championship with a 24-13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the final playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium to earn a trip to Super Bowl XI. That team outscored opponents 305 to 176. The 1977 squad won the NFC Central for a fifth-straight year and made it to the NFC Championship game.“
Larry Mayer: Players urged Halas to keep Ryan. Chicago Bears, 28. Juni 2016, archiviert vom Original am 1. Juli 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch): „When the Bears were in the process of replacing head coach Neill Armstrong in 1982, veteran players Gary Fencik and Alan Page wrote a letter that was signed by several of their teammates imploring owner George Halas to retain defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan.“
Tim Graham: The wild early years and the football family that shaped Bills coach Rex Ryan. The Buffalo News, 20. Juni 2015, archiviert vom Original am 2. Juli 2016; abgerufen am 29. Juni 2016 (englisch, Aktualisiert am 28. Juni 2016): „Jim got his MBA from Notre Dame and his law degree from St. Louis University. He was an NHL corporate sponsorship executive in 1991-92 and was Buddy’s agent when the Arizona Cardinals hired him in 1994.“
