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Originally Posted by tlhss
My opinion of Ty Cobb changed after reading “Ty Cobb - A Terrible Beauty” and realizing that most of what I knew about him was based on flawed information published by Al Stump and never questioned by film makers and documentaries. He wasn’t a saint, but most likely not the devil he is portrayed as (and what people love to hear).
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Exactly. I just wrapped up reading this book. He certainly was a prideful man and didn’t tuck his temper away often if any but not the devil he has been remember as. The man did great in the game and extraordinary as a business man and investor.