Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan represented Oklahoma as a member of the Oil Bowl All-Star squad that took on Texas his senior year. He was also a key member of the Pirate baseball team that won the State Championship his junior year. After a stellar college career at the University of Tennessee, the quarterback was drafted by the New York Jets. He would play for the Jets for 13 seasons and spent one more NFL season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He served as a radio broadcaster with the Tennessee Titans and currently does so for the University of Tennessee football team.
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Member of State Championship Team (Baseball, Junior)
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Oil Bowl Selection (Football, Senior)
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Coaches’ All-State Selection (Football, Senior)
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Honorable Mention Daily Oklahoman All-State (Football, Senior)
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Honorable Mention Tulsa World All-State (Football, Senior)
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2nd Team Daily Oklahoman All-City (Football, Senior)
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Continued Football Career at the University of Tennessee
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Lettered 1 Season for the Volunteers (1977)
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Drafted by the New York Jets (1978)
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Played 14 Seasons in the NFL (Jets, Browns, Eagles)
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Has served as the Color Analyst for the University of Tennessee Radio Network and currently is the Radio Color Analyst for the Tennessee Titans
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Inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame (2009)
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Inducted into the Putnam City Hall of Fame as a member of the 1972 Putnam City Baseball Team (2025)