Is Mike Lowell Related to Robert Ryan?

I couldn't keep this one to myself. Is it possible that Mike Lowell (of our beloved Red Sox) is somehow related to Robert Ryan (of 1940s-50s Hollywood lore)? You make the comparison...

Oh, what a scoop that would be. Either way, both are (were, in the case of Ryan) stand-up, classy guys.

For more on Lowell, check out:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6133

For more on Ryan, check out:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752813/