Ty Cobb Museum, Sports museum in Royston, United States.
The Ty Cobb Museum is a sports museum in Royston dedicated to telling the story of one of baseball's greatest players through photographs, films, and personal items from his career. The building also houses a theater space and a hall of fame section honoring other athletes from the area.
The museum opened in 1998 in Royston, Georgia, to honour Baseball Hall of Fame player Ty Cobb. Its collections also cover other notable figures from Franklin County, and the building houses the Franklin County Sports Hall of Fame, whose charter inductees include Cobb, 1943 American League MVP Spud Chandler, NFL Pro Bowl lineman Tony Jones and College Football All-American quarterback Dee Dowis.
The museum also houses the Franklin County Sports Hall of Fame, whose charter inductees are Ty Cobb, 1943 American League MVP Spud Chandler, NFL Pro Bowl lineman Tony Jones and College Football All-American quarterback Dee Dowis. A film in the Cobb Theater is narrated by Georgia Bulldogs broadcaster Larry Munson, with interviews of Chipper Jones and Peter Gammons.
The museum is in Royston, Georgia, and shares its building with the Franklin County Sports Hall of Fame, so one admission covers both displays. The Cobb Theater has stadium-style seating, and the video shown there runs with narration by Larry Munson and interviews with Chipper Jones and Peter Gammons. Allow time to watch it before touring the cases.
The museum also houses the Franklin County Sports Hall of Fame, whose charter inductees include Cobb, 1943 American League MVP Spud Chandler, NFL Pro Bowl lineman Tony Jones and College Football All-American quarterback Dee Dowis.
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