{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player | image=| name=Iggy Jones| irish=| nickname=| feet=5| inches=6| occupation=School Teacher| sport=Gaelic football| code=Football| county=Tyrone| province=Ulster| clposition=Forward| club=Dungannon Thomas Clarkes| clyears=?-?| clapps(points)=| clcounty=| clprovince=| clubs=| counties=Tyrone| icposition=Forward| icyears=?-?| icapps(points)=| icprovince=2| icallireland=0| nfl=0| allstars=n/a| icupdate=13:16, 27 March 2007 (UTC)| clupdate=13:16, 27 March 2007 (UTC)| birth_place=Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland| birth_date=c. 1927| death_date=4 September 1992 (aged 65) }} '''Ignatius "Iggy" Jones''' ({{c.}} 1927 – 4 September 1992) was a Gaelic footballer who is now considered one of the greats of Tyrone football. He was part of the breakthrough Tyrone team that won back-to-back Ulster Championships in 1956 and 1957 – they had not won a championship prior to that. He also represented Ireland in an exhibition series versus the combined Universities.
His main asset was his ability to solo run at great length, before setting up a team mate, or scoring himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/roscommonherald/2005/08/17/story1898.asp|title=Iggy Jones|accessdate=2007-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627084637/http://archives.tcm.ie/roscommonherald/2005/08/17/story1898.asp|archive-date=2007-06-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with players such as Frankie Donnelly, he was one of the first generation of Tyrone players to make an impact on the All-Ireland stage.
He was listed by Eoghan Corry, in his book, ''The GAA Book of Lists'', as one of eleven great players never to win an All-Ireland crown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/roscommonherald/2005/11/16/story2541.asp|title=The GAA Book of Lists|accessdate=2007-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121343/http://archives.tcm.ie/roscommonherald/2005/11/16/story2541.asp|archive-date=2007-09-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He first made his name as a schoolboy in the first ever Hogan Cup final – an unorthodox place for a player to cement a reputation. He was playing for St. Patrick's, Armagh, against St. Jarliath's, Tuam. His personal scoring tally was 3–4, out of Armagh's 3–12, inspiring them to a four-point victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.com/app/DisplayEvent.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=2372 |title=History Of Ulster Colleges GAA |accessdate=2007-03-27 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512004556/http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.com/app/DisplayEvent.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=2372 |archivedate=12 May 2006 }}</ref>
His mark on the school's competition has been rewarded by having the MacRory Cup matches' Man of the Match award named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.com/app/DisplayEvent.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=1968 |title=Bank Of Ireland Ulster Colleges Senior Football Finals 2003 |accessdate=2007-03-27 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512004718/http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.com/app/DisplayEvent.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=1968 |archivedate=12 May 2006 }}</ref>
A schoolteacher, he served as Headmaster of Presentation Brothers, Dungannon. The "Iggy Jones Room" at O'Neill Park, in Dungannon, is named in his honour.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *''GAA book of Lists'', Hodder Headline, 2005, {{ISBN|0-340-89695-7}} *[https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/49863 ''Hogan Stand'' biography of Iggy Jones]
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