Buddy Ryan, the father of Rob Ryan were both coaches in which national sports league?
Rob Ryan Robert Allen Ryan (born December 13, 1962) is an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He has served as a defensive coordinator or coach for seven different NFL teams, and served as the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots when they won both Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII. He is the son of former defensive coordinator and head coach Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of Rex Ryan.
History of the National Hockey League (1917–42) The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917 following the demise of its predecessor league, the National Hockey Association (NHA). In an effort to remove Eddie Livingstone as owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, a majority of the NHA franchises (the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs) suspended the NHA and formed the new NHL. Quebec, while a member, did not operate in the NHL for the first two years. Instead the owners of the Toronto Arena Gardens operated a new Toronto franchise. While the NHL was intended as a temporary measure, the continuing dispute with Livingstone led to the four NHA owners meeting and making the suspension of the NHA permanent one year later.