Position: Fullback
Years: 1904-1906
Place of Birth: Jeffersonville, IN
Date of Birth: Oct 15, 1886
Place of Death: San Diego, CA
Date of Death: Sep 10, 1952
High School: Jeffersonville, IN (Jeffersonville HS)\rCulver, IN (Culver Military Academy)
They called him the "One-Armed Admiral" because Jonas Ingram often-repeated claim was "I'd give my right arm to win this ball game." Ingram was a competitor of special breeding who seemingly feared no human being. As a player at the U.S. Naval Academy at the turn of the 20th Century, Ingram's career spanned a Middie record of 15-4-3. It was his personal effort which defeated arch rival Army in a 1906 battle. A modest, unassuming personality, Ingram was a destroyer in football gear, a thrashing fullback and fierce linebacker. Following graduation from the Academy, Ingram became the Navy coach for three seasons (1915-1917). His 1917 Midshipmen won seven of eight games (losing only to West Virginia, 7-0) while out-scoring the competition, 442-23. At the rank of Admiral, Ingram proved to be an inspirational officer in two world wars, winning the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet in 1944. He later served as Director of Athletics at Annapolis. Ingram died at the San Diego Naval Hospital in 1952.
