Well spoken man... thought he would have a southern drawl...since he's from Georgia

at 3:50 Cobb says he wouldn't play again, but mentions the possibilities of becoming a manager, director or president of a ballclub. The year before, in 1929, Cobb was engaged in talks with the Philadelphia Phillies about becoming a part owner and manager. The deal fell apart when the Phillies went on an 8-game winning streak (imagine that!) and the owner upped his asking price.

Greatest all around player in MLB history. He was miscast as a racist. Wasn’t the case. His family were racial freedom fighters. He was a huge fan of Willie Mays.

Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner-- HOF Class of 1936.

The greatest of all time.

Talk about a bodacious "blast from the past" ! Fascinating ! I read Ty Cobb became a very wealthy man. I wonder if he invented the Corn Cobb Pipe. They were very popular at one time. Even Gen. Douglas MacArthur smoked one !

The Georgia Peach!

in the clip starting at 6:30, who is with Cobb? There's his hunting companion, a black man (Robert Robinson or Alex Rivers, perhaps?) and another dark-skinned man handling the horses. Who are they?

so misunderstood and wrongly painted as a racist