Christy Jacob
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Criostóir Iácób | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1944 Wickmore, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Oulart–The Ballagh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1966-1973 | Wexford | 11 (3-12) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Christopher "Christy" Jacob (born 1944) is an Irish retired hurler who enjoyed a successful career as a centre-back with the Wexford senior team.[1]
Born in Wickmore, County Wexford, Jacob was introduced to hurling in his youth. His granduncle, Jim Mythen, was an All-Ireland medal winner with Wexford in 1910. Jacob quickly established himself on the Oulart–The Ballagh junior team. A championship medal winner in the junior and intermediate grades, he lost several senior championship finals.
Jacob made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team. After little success in this grade, he later won an
Throughout his inter-county career Jacob made 11 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1973 championship.
Jacob's siblings- Mick, Robbie and Bridie - also played with distinction at all levels with Wexford. His nieces and nephews - Helena, Ursula, Michael and Rory - have also lined out with Wexford.[2]
Playing career
Club
Jacob began his club career with the Oulart–The Ballagh junior team. He won a junior championship medal in 1967 before claiming an intermediate championship medal in 1968.
Inter-county
Jacob first came to prominence on the inaugural Wexford under-21 team. He won his first
Wexford retained the provincial under-21 title in 1965 with Jacob winning a second Leinster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final was a repeat of the previous year with Tipperary providing the opposition once again. A 3–7 to 1–4 victory gave Jacob an
Jacob made his senior championship debut in a 3–18 to 4-5 Leinster semi-final defeat of Dublin on 19 June 1966.
After establishing himself on the starting fifteen, Jacob claimed his first national title in 1967 when a 3–10 to 1–9 defeat of Kilkenny gave him a National Hurling League medal.
Jacob won his sole
Over the next few years Jacob found it difficult to maintain his position on the Wexford team. After being dropped completely in 1970, he played in the Leinster finals of 1971 and 1973; however, Kilkenny won were victorious on both occasions. Jacob retired from inter-county hurling shortly after the 1973 defeat.
References
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (6 July 2008). "Jacob clan fired up by purple and gold flame". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "The GAA Gene - The Jacobs". GAA website. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Memories return of sole U-21 win". Wexford People. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Decades of glory". Premier view website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.