{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Ian Battye |fullname = Ian David Battye |image = Ian Battye - Castleford.jpeg |imagesize = 192 |caption = |birth_date = third {{frac|1|4}} 1952 |birth_place = Barkston Ash district, England |death_date = 28 February 2007 (aged 54) |height = |weight = |position = |club1 = Castleford |year1start = 1977 |year1end = 79 |appearances1 = 13 |tries1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 3 |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = 7 January 2014 |source = <!--<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ian-battye/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>--> }}
'''Ian David Battye''' (birth registered third {{frac|1|4}} 1952<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=xT3b%2F66C4l2tme3N7hhLZA&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> – 28 February 2007), also known by the nickname of '''"Big Joe"''', was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at club level for Kippax Welfare ARLFC and Castleford (Heritage No. 586).<ref>David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}</ref><ref name="Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=339|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610185322/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=339|archivedate=10 June 2012}}</ref>
==Background== Ian Battye's birth was registered in Barkston Ash district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 54 from throat cancer (Oropharyngeal cancer).{{fact|date=February 2020}}
==Genealogical information== Ian Battye was married to Mavis, was the father of Michael Battye, and Richard Battye, and the younger brother of Brian H. Battye ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=CYmdGcq0%2BD06sq02qugtQQ&scan=1 birth registered] during first {{frac|1|4}} {{birth year and age|1948}} in Barkston Ash district).
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==External links== *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Battye Search for "Battye" at rugbyleagueproject.org] *[https://www.justgiving.com/BigJoeBattye "Big Joe" Battye] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160410075517/http://announce.jpress.co.uk/yorkshire-post-newspaper-ltd/memorial/ian-david-battye/514842 Ian David Battye : Memorial] *[https://images.justgiving.com/image/74fd5782-4f4b-4e97-81b5-95b50b4b4c49.jpg?template=size400w&imagetype=frpphoto&trymigrate=true Photograph "Ian Battye"] *[http://archive.castigersheritage.com/?s=true&c=Battye Battye Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Battye, Ian}} Category:1952 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Castleford Tigers players Category:Deaths from cancer in England Category:Deaths from oropharyngeal cancer Category:English rugby league players Category:Sportspeople from Selby Category:Rugby league players from North Yorkshire Category:20th-century English sportsmen