Cobb, of course, was one of the greatest players in baseball history and is in the Hall of Fame.
But to Newhall, Ty Cobb was an intriguing prospect.
The great-grandson of the Hall of Famer now plays college hoops for Occidental in Los Angeles.
The young Ty Cobb is a reserve freshman forward.
Coach Newhall jokes he's probably the only person in the world who didn't who Ty Cobb was.
