Editing Nolan Ryan (section)

==Later activity==
Nolan Ryan's post-retirement business interests include being the principal owner of Ryan Sanders Sports and Entertainment, which is the ownership group for the [[Round Rock Express]], the Triple-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

[[File:Nolanryan 15.gif|left|thumb|upright|Nolan Ryan playing with some dogs]]
Ryan threw out the [[ceremonial first pitch]] before Game 3 of the [[2005 World Series]] between the Astros and the White Sox, the first World Series game played in Texas. That game went 14 innings, equaling the longest in innings in World Series history (at 5 hours and 41 minutes, it was the longest in time). [[ESPN]] suggested the Astros might have needed to pull the 58-year-old Ryan out of retirement if the game had gone much longer.

Ryan has co-written six books: autobiographies ''Miracle Man'' (with Jerry Jenkins, 1992), ''Throwing Heat'' (with Harvey Frommer, 1988) and ''The Road to Cooperstown'' (with Mickey Herskowitz and T.R. Sullivan, 1999); ''Kings of the Hill'' (with Mickey Herskowitz, 1992), about contemporary pitchers; and instructional books ''Pitching and Hitting'' (with [[Joe Torre]] and Joel Cohen, 1977), and ''Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible'' (with Tom House, 1991).

In addition to his baseball activities, Ryan was majority owner and chairman of Express Bank of Alvin but sold his interest in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 27, 2005 |title=Texas United Bancshares agrees to buy Nolan Ryan family's bank |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/10/24/daily25.html?t=printable |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721200036/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/10/24/daily25.html?t=printable |archive-date=2012-07-21 |access-date=2024-11-17 |work=San Antonio Business Journal}}</ref> He also owned a restaurant in [[Three Rivers, Texas]]. He served on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission from 1995 to 2001. He appeared as a TV spokesman for [[Advil]] for several years. He also has appeared in various television commercials shown in the Texas market.

After retiring from baseball, Ryan teamed up with the federal government to promote physical fitness. His likeness was used in the "Nolan Ryan Fitness Guide", published by The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitness.gov/nolanryan.htm|title=The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports – Publications|publisher=Fitness.gov|access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref> Ryan suffered a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on April 25, 2000, and had to receive a double [[Coronary artery bypass surgery|coronary bypass]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-04-25 |title=Will surgery slow the Ryan Express? |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LvcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7O0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4913%2C4996901 |access-date=2024-11-17 |work=The Deseret News |page=D6 |via=Google News Archive |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

===Texas Rangers president and CEO (2008–2013)===
[[File:1st pitch nolan to pettitte 03.jpg|thumb|[[Andy Pettitte]] and Ryan in 2006]]
In February 2008, the Rangers hired Ryan as team president.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/020708dnsporangerslede.967f3c8c.html|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|title=Nolan Ryan hired as Texas Rangers' president|date=February 6, 2008|first=Evan|last=Grant|access-date=April 3, 2010}}</ref> After the 2009 season, Ryan and [[Chuck Greenberg (attorney)|Chuck Greenberg]] submitted a bid to purchase the Rangers from owner [[Tom Hicks]]. At midnight on August 5, 2010, the Ryan/Greenberg group, Rangers Baseball Express, was announced the winners of the final auction to purchase the Rangers, after final approval from Major League Baseball. The final cash bid to purchase the franchise was $385 million. The opposing high bidder was [[Dallas Mavericks]] owner [[Mark Cuban]]. Greenberg became managing general partner and CEO, while Ryan remained as team president.

Greenberg left the group in March 2011, reportedly due to a philosophical clash with Ryan. Ryan was immediately named as CEO while keeping the title of president.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=T.R. |date=March 11, 2010 |title=Greenberg leaves Rangers; Ryan named CEO |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110311&content_id=16902352&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629210517/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110311&content_id=16902352&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex |archive-date=2011-06-29 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Although Texas oil magnates [[Ray Davis (businessman)|Ray Davis]] and [[Bob R. Simpson|Bob Simpson]] served as co-chairmen and held larger stakes, Ryan became the undisputed head of the franchise, with Davis and Simpson serving mostly as senior consultants.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wills |first=Todd |url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110311&content_id=16905240&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex |title=Ray Davis, Bob Simpson to continue as low-key counsel for Texas Rangers |publisher=Texas.rangers.[[MLB.com|mlb.com]] |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054237/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110311&content_id=16905240&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ryan was named the Dallas–Fort Worth's 2012 CEO of the Year by [[Southern Methodist University]]'s [[Cox School of Business]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2012/december/dallas-fort-worth-ceo-of-the-year-nolan-ryan-2012/ |title=CEO of the Year: Nolan Ryan |last1=Curry|first1=Kerry|publisher=Dmagazine.com |date=December 2012|access-date=September 1, 2013}}</ref>

During the baseball owners' meetings in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], on March 1, 2013, the Rangers announced that [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]] [[Jon Daniels]] would add president of baseball operations to his title. Rick George was promoted to president of business operations. Ryan's title was changed simply to CEO, but he remained operating head of the franchise; both Daniels and George reported to him.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jeff |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/01/4654090/rangers-promote-jon-daniels-to.html |title=Rangers promote Jon Daniels to president of baseball operations |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |date=March 1, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2013}}</ref> On October 17, 2013, Ryan announced that he was stepping down as Rangers CEO effective October 31, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fraley |first=Gerry |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20131017-nolan-ryan-to-retire-as-texas-rangers-ceo-on-halloween.ece |title=Nolan Ryan to retire as Texas Rangers CEO on Halloween |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2013}}</ref>

===Houston Astros special assistant (2014–2019)===
On February 11, 2014, Ryan accepted a position as an executive adviser for the Houston Astros under owner Jim Crane.<ref>{{cite news 
| title = Nolan Ryan joins Astros front office in advisory role 
| url = https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/nolan-ryan-joins-astros-front-office-in-advisory-role/
| work = [[CBS Sports]] 
| access-date = October 29, 2019}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/02/11/nolan-ryan-to-return-to-astros-as-special-assistant-to-jim-crane/|work=Houston Chronicle|title=Nolan Ryan to return to Astros as special assistant to Jim Crane|date=February 11, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.astros.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=hou|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202165649/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=hou|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2007|title=Front Office|website=Houston Astros}}</ref> Ryan's son, [[Reid Ryan]], was hired the previous year as president of business operations for the Astros.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/nolanannounced-ryans-oldest-son-named-astros-president/|title=Nolan Ryan's Oldest Son Named Astros President|work=[[WBBM-TV]]|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> The Astros won the [[2017 World Series]] and won the 2019 American League pennant. Reid Ryan was demoted by the Astros after the 2019 World Series, and shortly thereafter Nolan Ryan sent a text message to a reporter indicating that he would not return to the Astros front office for the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sheinin |first=Dave |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/11/08/astros-upheaval-continues-with-major-change-atop-business-operations-structure/ |title=Astros' upheaval continues with change atop business operations structure |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>