Ty Cobb Returns to Boyhood Home


Description

A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Ty Cobb standing with his right leg and both hands resting on a fence in front of him. Cobb is wearing a light-colored suit with a dark undershirt. There are trees in the background. The caption underneath the photograph reads, "ROYSTON, Ga., June 6- TY COBB RETURNS TO CHILDHOOD HOME- Ty Cobb of baseball's Hall of Fame gazes at scenes familiar in his boyhood upon his return to his home town---to stay--- after his absence of more than 50 years. Cobb said he plans to sell his home in California and build a new house here. "Everything's too much of a rush" in California, he remarked. "Here in Royston I can take things easy. A man likes to come back home." Information on the original slide reads "1957"

Player(s)
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961
Team(s)
Unknown
League(s)
Unknown
Picture Date
June 6, 1957
Subject
Hall of famers
Source
AP
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Royston (Ga.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Cle-Col
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
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