2016 Hall of Fame Ballot, Who would you vote for?

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01-13-2016, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by chaddurbin

Cobb was a raging racist, ruth a womanizer, mantle was a drunk....money buys you privilege. I dont look at pro athletes to uphold our moral virtues.

Cobb was not a raging racist. He built low-income housing in Georgia specifically for African American residents, would often sell them land for nothing, and fought for integrated play long before it was generally accepted.

�The negro has the right to compete in sports and who�s to say they have not?�
-1952

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