Tony Tighe

Anthony "Tony" Tighe (1927–2005) was a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.

Tighe was 18 years old when he played at midfield on the Cavan team that lost the 1945 All-Ireland final to Cork.

He played at right half-forward when Cavan beat Kerry in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in the New York.

[1] He scored two goals in the 1948 final against Mayo and two more from the full forward position against arch rivals Meath in the 1952 drawn final, adding a point in the replayed victory.

[2][3][4] Tighe had attended the All-Ireland football fourth round qualifier between Cavan and Mayo at Roscommon's Dr Hyde Park, and was leaving the grounds when he collapsed and died shortly afterwards, aged 77.