Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, June 19, 1990, Tuesday, p. 12-A: SHREVEPORT, LA - Services for Mr. Herschel Wilson Cobb, Sr., 76, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, 1990 in Willow Point Baptist Church. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! With her cane in the air pointing at me and with great passion, she said, "Miss Marian, never stop saying 'I love you' to your husband, because you never know what might happen." The family would like to express special thanks to Tina Leonard, caregiver, for her compassionate care and Reverend Pike Thomas for his loving comfort. The previous summer, we had returned from a June vacationto discover that the entire outside of our house had been paintedbright pink. He gripped the top of the steering wheel with his righthand, curling his shoulder upward, partially shielding his facefrom view. There is a problem with your email/password. I didnt want it to end, so I kept eating crackers and sipping milk. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. They happened to move just two or three blocks from his former grandmother's home.Herschel and Lyn's son, also named Ty Cobb, is one of the athletes in the family. "Be right there," my father said. Those [rumors] were gratis of Al Stump. The book is an account of the author's life growing up (sort of) with his grandpa. Follow AlmanacNews.com and The Almanac on Twitter @almanacnews, Facebook and on Instagram @almanacnews for breaking news, local events, photos, videos and more. At that time, Herschel, Jr. was 8 years old. We sat at the table in the kitchen. After an extra hard shove, Granddaddycradled his arm around me and pulled me over toward him, andwe bounced together. It was supposedto protect Daddy's new speedboat, moored in the water, alwaysready to go. The book beat out more than 150-plus baseball books published in 2013, said Mike Shannon, editor of Spitball, a literary baseball magazine that sponsors the award.But the book is not about baseball. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. You dont have to see where youre going, you dont have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Special Pubs The young Herschel saw a completely different side of Ty Cobb than the usual portrayal of the aggressive and mean ballplayer known for sliding into bases with his spikes high.Ty Cobb provided the young Herschel with the comfort and care that his parents didn't. Finding time to write is about figuring out what works best for you & your passion. The prompting inspiration was a question from my daughter asking me about my own childhood and not having any kind of answer for her. It's sometimes very painful to read about the authors' abusive parents. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Mr. Cobb was a retired restaurant owner, he opened the first Cobb's Bar-B-Que in Shreveport and also Cobb's Retail Meat Markets. I love you. 0 cemeteries found in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Although I'm an avid reader, few books pull me entirely away from the computer, but I bought it yesterday and finished it today. Granddaddy didn't say anything the rest of the way to theboathouse, and I didn't dare open my mouth. "Safe as can be.". He also played football (as a tight end and defensive end) and baseball (pitcher, first baseman) at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton. "Does little Hersch like to hunt or fishmore? I knew what he meant and immediately opened the drawerto look for the key. I was prompted to jot down these memories, as much because my daughter enjoyed them, my son enjoyed them and I enjoyed telling them. Although she was born in Detroit, MI where her father was a member of the Detroit Tigers Baseball team, Shirley considered herself a native of Georgia. I sat in silence,eyeing his shotgun and looking out the window, hoping to see adeer or some other animal. Daddy's voice was muffled, but the gruff answer cut into mythoughts. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Both foundations received substantial bequests upon his death and are growing and flourishing today. He pulled the gun cover down the barrels, revealingthe steel near the trigger guards and part of the stock. Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021, A great price and a very nice copy, just as described. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Herschell W Cobb Jr (Herschel Wilson Cobb, Herchel W Cobb) Age 60s Location Shreveport, LA Monitor View Cell Phone Number View Background Report Phone Numbers Landlines (2) (318) 631-7833 (318) 631-6063 Cell Phones (2) Premium Primary Whitepages Primary Numbers Quickly identify the best number Higher confidence data Available with Premium He prefers basketball to baseball, although was all-league in three sports (including baseball) at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton. By the middle of his second year with the Detroit Tigers, he had become a favorite of the fans. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Cobb was born in 1886 in Narrows, Georgia, a small, unincorporated rural community of farmers. Dear Herschel- my thoughts and prayers surround you and your loved ones at this time. He stole home plate 50 times (a record) and stole from first to second to third to home 4 times during his career (a record). But he doesnt go on to speculate. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. I'll tell you later," my father respondedquickly. The pressureinside my father was building, and just about anything nowwas liable to make him blow up. He batted over .400 three times (.420, .410, & .401) (a record). cemeteries found in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Really nice gun, Hersch. He was determined to win and wanted to be number one. I never saw [Ty Cobb] play. Resume AVVO RATING 6.7 (Good) As he told the stories on that and other occasions, the family encouraged him to write them down. Not yet reviewed. Name: Herschel W Cobb, Phone number: (318) 631-6063, State: LA, City: Shreveport, Zip Code: 71109 and more information I had to re-edit my book a lot. Place a Legal Notice I can remember some of the things my mother said so vividly that I look outside and say, how did I ever survive that? Granddaddy walked in, carrying three guns over each shoulder,and nearly shouted, "Well, where is this beauty?" Twin barrelsof a shotgun appeared, and Granddaddy flicked on the dashlight and the overhead. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Make sure that the file is a photo. They ache a little. Time to read: about 3 minutes, About 10 years ago Herschel Cobb and his daughter Madelyn were looking at a photo of her as a young child. As a lifelong softball player and Red Sox devotee, I am a big fan of the game of baseball in general. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Instead, he told Madelyn about his happy times fishing with his "Granddaddy" at Lake Tahoe during the summers of his youth.As he told the stories on that and other occasions, the family encouraged him to write them down. The images will not be publicly released. Ive got to save my life. I expected I would like this book simply because it fit so well on my radar as someone deeply interested in baseball and baseball history. Herschel and Lyn's son, also named Ty Cobb, is one of the athletes in the family. Soon after his retirement from baseball, he made a major contribution to fund the Ty Cobb Health Foundation and later began the Ty Cobb Educational Foundation. He said he came to realize that "my grandfather meant a lot to me. The first few chapters relate Herschel's fractured relationship with his parents. To use this feature, use a newer browser. His father, Herschel Cobb, was the grandson of Ty Cobb and regularly spent summers with him in Northern California. For 1910, at age 23, Cobb signed a multi-year contract to play for $9,000 and became the highest paid player in baseball, except for Honus Wagner, the thirteen year veteran who had been a top star for Pittsburgh long before Cobb began playing pro ball. There were a lot of evenings that I finished writing and had a very tall glass of white wine. "That grandfather was legendary baseball player Ty Cobb, and he is the focus of Herschel's book, "Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with my grandfather, Ty Cobb. PR MediaRelease Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Was it difficult to have to revisit that time in your life? And each time I had to reread and rework the first three chapters, the scratches on the chalkboard began to heal. There was an error deleting this problem. Instead, he told Madelyn about his happy times fishing with his "Granddaddy" at Lake Tahoe during the summers of his youth. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 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Home & Real Estate I can now remember times with [my mother] that were gifts. When he returned, he suggested we have dinner right awaybecause we had to get to the Snake. This is kind of bizarre, but I get a creative phase beginning about four oclock in the afternoon. Rather, he talks about the comfort and security he found in his grandfather, a man who still holds the record for the highest career batting average. Eachtime I bumped into Dad, he gave me a shove with his elbow andtold me to watch out. He looked down at himself, almost as if he were discovering something new. Aside from academic writing throughout your years of education, did you ever keep a journal or write for pleasure? Herschel Cobb grew up the middle child of alcoholic parents, his father a near-300-pound bruiser who physically and mentally tortured him until a heart attack put an end to the madness when the boy was 8; his mother, cruelly indifferent to the abuse, disastrously remarried and continued to administer her own brand of emotional pain. He proved the enormous power of a grandparent to provide stability, love, and guidance. She died in 1991, about four years after closing the bookstore she owned for 45 years.Herschel's wife, Lyn Jason Cobb, grew up in Atherton, at a home about a block way from Ty Cobb's home. I always have to explain to them thats not true.. In this family photo, reportedly taken in 1918, Ty and his wife Charlie are shown. Advertising Info Herschel describes growing up in this wildly dysfunctional family but focuses on the summers he and his siblings spent with "Granddaddy," either at Cobb's home . He smiled as he handed the box to me. In 1950 they co-founded the original "Cobb's Bar-B-Q", a favorite Shreveport restaurant for over forty years. He felt along the left side with his hand. He just balances what is going to make this more readable and more organized. A&E Anything around him was in dangerof being hit, smashed, and destroyed, and if he saw me, he wouldsurely grab me and give me a beating. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Much of that characterization and exaggeration has stuck in the way people describe Ty Cobb. But I will tell you honestly, he did not ever sharpen his spikes. She led her Cal Poly women's polo team to compete in collegiate national championships for four years. Join Facebook to connect with Herschel Cobb and others you may know. Herschel's father, Ty Jr., and his mother were irresponsible, bad-tempered drunks. He rolled down his window, letting cold air and therushing sound of the Snake River fill the car. As a first-time author, did you enjoy the experience of working with an editor? The first few chapters of Heart of a Tiger were quite difficult to read, so I can only imagine they were difficult to write. Children: Herschel Cobb, Tyrus Cobb Jr, Howell Cobb, Beverly Cobb, Shirley Marion Cobb Parents: Amanda Chitwood Cobb, William Herschel Cobb. I knew hehunted every year with his friends in the mountains of Wyoming,and I wondered if he wore the same clothes there. I was always on alert if he sounded like he was angry.I didn't know what "sissy" meant, but it was true that I liked mystuffed animals. About 10 years ago Herschel Cobb and his daughter Madelyn were looking at a photo of her as a young child. Search above to list available cemeteries. He started to say something, then caught his breath and stood speechless. But part of what happens when you go to law school is that the schooling process is a narrowing process. She taught me how to play golf. "I could not think of one single time with my father that was not filled with dread and terror," he writes in a new book. What was your process? Most of them are pretty etched in my mind. Lawyer and first-time author Herschel Cobb didn't have it easy growing up. Everybody enjoyed it, and I just continued. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. It wasnt eating at me so much. "Hersch," he said, "stop your fretting. I had assignments [at Occidental College in Los Angeles] that were writing, but nobody ever said: Herschel, youre going to be a great writer. During the afternoon they started drinkingwhisky, arguing and yelling at each other. She was so fortunate to have you as her son! A wave of anxiety overcame me, and I suddenly pleaded,"Hurry up, Daddy. She also plays at such venues as the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton.Herschel points out that Madelyn and Ty have two great-grandfathers in a hall of fame: Ty Cobb in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Bill Gilmore, Lyn's grandfather, in the Polo Hall of Fame.The stories in "Heart of a Tiger" are personal accounts of a young boy's summer experiences visiting his grandfather at his Atherton home and at Ty Cobb's cabin at Lake Tahoe. I quickly backedaway from the drawer and let my arms hang stiffly at my sides. How did you go about reconstructing large chunks of dialogue that occurred so many years ago? I rested my chin on the armrest, hoping to be noticed.His big right hand came over and squeezed my nose, as if to tellme I was next. In baseball, his American Legion team twice played for a state title. Harry Belafonte, the beloved musician, entertainer and champion of civil rights, died Tuesday at 96 in New York City. In fact, his reputation, even today, is as an aggressive player who didnt adhere to the generally accepted code of sportsmanship. Headored Susan, two years older than me, with her light red hair thathung in large curls and her lovely smile. Add to your scrapbook. Home Both of your parents have passed away. Terms of Use Geni requires JavaScript! Try again later. The bogeyman's out there." Plus, I had a very good subject [to write about]. The book tells the complex story of one of baseball's most legendary (and controversial) figures from the perspective of his own family. Detroit became one of the most profitable baseball franchises. The part of my childhood that I wrote about took a lot of energy. "My parents were just terrible," says Herschel, who writes of a abusive father who died at age 33 when Herschel was 8 and an uncaring mother who drank heavily.Herschel went on to earn a law degree from Berkeley and is a managing director of the hedge fund Peninsula Point. 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. But I thought I'dbring it along to show you, and maybe test it out." His career batting average of .367 produced 4,191 hits and 12 batting titles. Mother was already mad. Did it make the writing process any easier knowing they would not read the book? In 1908, Cobb won the second of 12 American League batting championships, and became the second highest paid player on the Detroit team for 1909. Then she told me that she and her husband had had an argument, and he left in a huff - sadly to be killed in a car accident. Its kind of fun. He was born in Athens, La. His arm wrapped around me, and I relishedthe comfort it provided. "I could not think of one single time with my father that was not filled with dread and terror," he writes in a new book. My grandfather was a very interesting, smart guy. Want to listen? My father glanced over at us. Herschel Cobb admits that he may have struck it lucky in his timing and that his grandfather could have been making up for missed opportunities or missteps with his own children. Along with his sister and brother, Herschel visited Ty Cobb at his home in Atherton, California, or at his cabin at Lake Tahoe. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. I liked to steal second, and third. The cabin and boathouse were reallyone building, with the cabin erected on the bank of the riverand the boathouse built out over it. It's a fairly interesting story if you want to know about Cobb's son and grandson, but many of the stories told struck me as exaggerations. Family members linked to this person will appear here. ", Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. But Cobb says he never really considered playing baseball after high school, and not because of the obvious shadows cast by being named after a Hall of Fame outfielder who had a .367 career batting average and set 90 major league records. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. All of that is true. Ty Cobbs grandson Herschel saw a side of him that very few others did. Become a member today. He married Marjorie Rose Brogan on 18 March 1940, in Los Angeles, California, United States. I decided I wanted to educate myself because [during] my childhood, my primary impetus from a very young age was: Ive got to survive. He has extensive experience at the negotiation table. He won the American League batting championship 12 times, 8 in a row (a record). Herschel Roswell Cobb in MyHeritage family trees (Smith Web Site) Herschel Roswell Cobb in California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 Herschel R Cobb in 1930 United States Federal Census Roswell H Cobb in 1920 United States Federal Census Herschel Roswell Cobb in MyHeritage family trees (Cox Web Site) My fatherwas grim-faced as he drove. It has really started a healing process that I am very grateful for. Message Get Directions. Uploaded: Fri, Feb 7, 2014, 9:55 am Most people say: Do everything important right away and then do the little stuff later. I pointed out thewindows of the car. I knew his temper would rise likethe pressure inside a geyser. "Heart of a Tiger," published in 2013 by ECW Press of Toronto, can be ordered from Kepler's as well as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. I love you! Failed to report flower. Its a good conversation piece, I guess., No. Ty must have become more reflective and softer as he aged. Become a Member Thanks for your help! He was also an outdoorsman who loved to hunt and probably rode a horse or two in his lifetime (1886-1961). You hold the light, and I'll open the trunk. To plant trees in memory, please visit the, Herschel, thank you for your kind words. Rarely have I felt so confident in giving 5-stars from my standpoint as a reader. By the time of his visit this year, the leaves on the trees hadalready turned golden, then rust, and drifted listlessly to theground. But she and Herschel met much later, while playing tennis in Mill Valley in Marin County. Ty Cobb has a reputation as a ferocious player. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. Help sustain the local news you depend on. Herschel R. Tolson Jr President/CEO at Tolson, Jr. Enterprises Woodstock, Georgia, United States 105 connections Join to connect South Cobb Redevelopment Authority Xavier University of. But meeting a new group of people at Occidental, theyve started again. Try again later. [25] Beautiful.". She said: Your story is a lot like that. It worked to flesh them out and inspired my memory. We have set your language to Well, I supposehe wants all of them inside. Herschel Cobb's siblings: Herschel Cobb's brother is Tyrus Cobb jr Herschel Cobb's sister is Shirley Cobb Beckworth Herschel Cobb's brother is James Cobb Herschel Cobb's sister is Beverly Cobb McLaren. At that time, Herschel, Jr. was 8 years old. All rights reserved. Yet his voice was warm and direct, and when hepicked me up, his grip was strong yet gentle. Make your contribution today to fund more vetted news reports throughout mid-Michigan! Granddaddy responded, "Well, then, take it easy. Grandson Herschel Cobb has written a viewpoint of baseball great Ty Cobb much different from what we have been previously presented with. "Go ahead. Embarcadero Media The company's principal . The happy relationship with his grandfather caused me to reflect on my grandfather, a strong and talented man (not athletically) given to occasional competitive outbursts, ones I was told about but never witnessed. We hit it off instantly. I had really grown to use my experiences with him to help me deal with my mother. And then I went to law school, and in law school you do learn to write clearly. In fact, I almost quit baseball several times. It doesnt bother me for the most part, Cobb said. Spotlight I touch upon his generosity as I knew it. "Hersch, leave that alone," he ordered me, his voice loud andsharp. A grandsons memoir presents a softer, gentler side of a baseball legend. Pretty soon I started typing them out, and I enjoyed the process of writing. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. When he greeted my sister, Susan, andme, I felt like he had come all the way to Idaho just to see us. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. "Heart of a Tiger," published in 2013 by ECW Press of Toronto, can be ordered from Kepler's as well as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. I was blessed with having Shirley Cobb Beckworth as a patient after her stroke. In 1968 I graduated from the UC Medical Center in physical therapy, and my first job was at Stanford University Hospital. Cobb had a well-documented reputation as a tenacious competitor, as well as for being a nasty man. As a kid, he spent some summer vacations with the great man, not much else. It was during these times that Herschel, Jr. came to know his Grandfather, first as a grandfather, then as a major figure in baseball history, and always as an intelligent mentor and quiet guardian. So I cut out a lot. I thought that this was well-wrtten, and, as the author states, very painful to write. All rights reserved. He smiled at me and said proudly,"There you go, Hersch. Suddenly, she said, "Daddy, tell me about when you were a little boy.