Quick Ty Cobb Question

[oskafagus]

I believe he cited Jackie Robinson and Phil Rizzuto as his favorite active players at some point in the early 50's.

[brickyardkennedy]

You might find this article of some interest:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...s-not-a-racist

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by brickyardkennedy

You might find this article of some interest:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...s-not-a-racist

Bob

Great link.

[yanks12025]

Thanks for the article, that solves everything.

[E93]

Cobb also got extremely wealthy later in life due to early investments in Coca Cola. I remember reading somewhere that he set up a scholarship fund for poor African Americans in Georgia with a significant amount of his money.
JimB

[jbbama]

I also agree many of Cobb's exploits were exaggerated based on several articles and books i have read. As far as being racist, i think most people around the turn of the century shared a similar view as Cobb. I am certainly not justifying anything Cobb may have done, i am just saying you could label a lot of people with that tag. All i know is that he was one helluva baseball player.