This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/21/2017.
This handwritten Ty Cobb letter in Cobb’s customary green ink is dated “Aug-2-1951”. The single page letter asks a friend, “Could you furnish me with the name and address of the coach of Detroit Hockey team. I know him well but sorry to say I can remember only his first name Jack. I want to write him but don’t let him know I could not remember his last name.” Cobb is surely referring to Hall of Famer Jack Adams, whose twenty-year term of service as Detroit coach had ended four years before Cobb’s letter was mailed. Cobb signed the end of the letter as “Ty Cobb” and in our opinion the signature rates a 8.5. The lower edge of the page is lightly trimmed but writing is unaffected. Some minor soiling causes no distraction, and the letter presents beautifully. Accompanied by a LOA from JSA.