Birth name: Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.
Father: Lynn Nolan Ryan, Sr., supervisor at Stanton Oil Company
Mother: Martha Lee (Hancock) Ryan, homemaker
Marriage: Ruth (Holdorff) Ryan (June 26, 1967-present)
Children: Wendy, March 22, 1977; Nolan “Reese,” January 21, 1976; Robert “Reid,” November 21, 1971
Military Service: U.S. Army Reserves, 1967
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2004-2008 – Is special assistant to the Astros General Manager Tim Purpura.
February 8, 2008-March 10, 2011 – President of the Texas Rangers. He is also part owner of the club as of August 2010.
March 11, 2011-October 31, 2013 – President and CEO of the Texas Rangers.
February 11, 2014 – Joins the Houston Astros as executive adviser.
May 2014 – Releases a cookbook, “The Nolan Ryan Beef & Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes from a Texas Kitchen.”
