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Ty Cobb Museum in Royston, Georgia
Ty Cobb is remembered as a highly competitve baseball player with a bit of a rebellious streak. This museum explores multiple facets of his complicated persona. The first player elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cobb was a feared hitter who held a lifetime batting average .367, with almost 4,200 hits. In the ensuing years, Cobb's legacy was damaged in part by biographer Al Stump, who sought to sensationalize Cobb to enrich his own writing career. Cobb retired from baseball as a wealthy man and became known for his philanthropy. In 1947, he donated $100,000 to build a hospital in his hometown with all the latest modern equipment. The hospital became one of the leading rural hospital systems in Georgia. In 1991, it was renamed the Ty Cobb Healthcare System. In 1998, a small museum was opened in the hospital to honor their donor. Today, the hospital has moved closer to the interstate, but the museum remains, with displays about the life and accomplishments of the local legend.
Ty Cobb is remembered as a highly competitve baseball player with a bit of a rebellious streak. This museum explores multiple facets of his complicated persona.
The first player elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cobb was a feared hitter who held a lifetime batting average .367, with almost 4,200 hits. In the ensuing years, Cobb's legacy was damaged in part by biographer Al Stump, who sought to sensationalize Cobb to enrich his own writing career.
Cobb retired from baseball as a wealthy man and became known for his philanthropy. In 1947, he donated $100,000 to build a hospital in his hometown with all the latest modern equipment. The hospital became one of the leading rural hospital systems in Georgia. In 1991, it was renamed the Ty Cobb Healthcare System. In 1998, a small museum was opened in the hospital to honor their donor.
Today, the hospital has moved closer to the interstate, but the museum remains, with displays about the life and accomplishments of the local legend.
