Cobb was from Georgia and uneducated. The northerners could not handle his greatness. Just like they could not handle Joe Jackson.
No. He was brilliant and his favorite book at age 18 was Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables”. He was a brilliant investor of his money also.
His father taught history-—and Ty Cobb, as a kid loved to read. His father being shot by his mother was a major factor in his “anger” if people teased him which was understandable.
“Cobb was from Georgia and uneducated. “
Ty Cobb’s father was a Georgia state senator. Ty Cobb was hardly uneducated.