I don't think Cobb knew the guy was disabled until after it happened. Like you said someone had to tell him he had no hands. It seems like all he knew was someone was insulting him and he flew into a blind rage. I don't know that anyone can say for sure what was said.
Cobb in all his letters is sincere and kind to the fans who wrote him.
To combat his legacy as a racist, I would like to point out that he set up many scholarships for African Americans from Georgia at a time when few others did. He even named his housing development Booker T Washington Heights and frequently rented land and affordable housing to minorities in exchange for simple favors, like making sure no harm came to his property.
He would also routinely pay the hospital bills of Georgia residents.
Even today the scholarship fund he established has awarded more than 14 million dollars.
Last edited by packs; 05-15-2014 at 11:46 AM.
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