Tommy Ryan (Gaelic footballer)

Tommy Ryan, born in 1967 in Termon, County Donegal, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who attended St Eunan's College. Termon is a small club near Letterkenny that had only been competing at junior level shortly before Ryan was picked for Donegal. He was part of the team that won the 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, made his championship debut against Armagh in 1988 and returned from the United States in 1990 to play against Armagh in the Ulster final, won by Donegal. He won an Ulster minor title in 1985, Ulster and All-Ireland under-21 titles in 1987, and an Ulster and All-Ireland senior title in 1992. He was Donegal's top scorer in the 1992 Ulster Championship and started the semi-final win over Mayo at Croke Park, but lost his place to Manus Boyle for the All-Ireland final.