num_pages: 279
description: The previously untold legacy of Ty Cobb Ty Cobb is a baseball immortal considered by many the greatest player who ever lived. In an age when the game was young and tough he cultivated a reputation as the fiercest competitor of them all. Yet after he retired he realized that the very qualities that helped him reach the pinnacle of his profession also undermined his relationship with his own children. He was deeply depressed when two of his sons died at a very young age. Cobb never had the chance to bridge the emotional distance between them. Herschel Cobb grew up in a chaotic destructive household. His father was cruel and abusive and his mother was an adulterous alcoholic. After his father died when Herschel was eight he began to spend a portion of each summer with his grandfather. Along with his sister and brother Herschel visited Ty Cobb at his home in Atherton California or at his cabin at Lake Tahoe. These days were filled with adventures memorable incidents and discoveries as Granddaddy warmed to having his three redheads with him. Heart of a Tiger is Herschel Cobbs moving account of how a retired sports star seized a second chance at having a close family with his grandchildren the lucky recipients of his change of heart. He provided wisdom laughter and a consistent affection that left an indelible mark. He proved the enormous power of a grandparent to provide stability love and guidance. As he developed this new wholly different legacy in turn he would finally come to peace with himself.
language: English
title: Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb
publisher: ECW Press