Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Baseball, Ty Cobb, Film reviews
Subjects
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961; Motion picture reviews; Baseball
Introduction
Was he the greatest ballplayer of all time? He thought so and told everyone who would and would not listen that he was. In the first voting for entrance into the Hall of Fame Ty Cobb outpolled all his rivals. Ernest Hemmingway thought him one of the greatest, but also a despicable human being. It is this latter view that dominates the portrayal of Ty Cobb by Tommy Lee Jones in this stunning and deeply disturbing film just released on home video.
Publication Date
6-27-1995
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Ty Cobb" (1995). On Sport and Society. 445.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/445
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