# Ian Battye

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{{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](/source/Barkston_Ash) district, England
|death_date          = 28 February 2007 (aged 54)
|height              =
|weight              =
|position            =
|club1               = [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers)
|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](/source/nickname) of '''"Big Joe"''',  was an English professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at club level for [Kippax Welfare ARLFC](/source/Kippax_Knights) and [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers) ([Heritage No. 586](/source/List_of_Castleford_Tigers_players)).<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](/source/Barkston_Ash) district, [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England, and he died aged 54 from [throat cancer](/source/Oropharyngeal_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](/source/Barkston_Ash) district).

==References==
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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

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