Ty Cobb – 1886-1961

A Georgia native, Tyrus Raymond Cobb was dubbed the “Georgia Peach.” During 24 seasons in the American Baseball League, he scored of 2,245 runs (surpassed in 2001 by Rickey Henderson), stole 892 bases (surpassed in 1979 by Lou Brock), and achieved a lifetime batting average of .366 (unsurpassed as of 2007). A great ball player, Cobb was a miserable human being, outspoken in his racism and misogyny and often given to violence.