Bob Cobb
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Robert Cobb
- Born February 8, 1899 in Moberly, MO USA
- Died March 21, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA USA
Bob Cobb was born in Missouri, but raised in Montana and moved to California at age 16. He later got into real estate and opened the famous Brown Derby restaurant in 1928.
Cobb raised money to buy the Mission Reds in 1937, calling on Hollywood stars Cecil B. DeMille, Bing Crosby, George Burns, and more. The team was moved to Los Angeles, becoming the Hollywood Stars in 1938. Cobb was president of the club from 1938 to 1957, when the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to town.
Cobb was then involved in getting an expansion team in LA in the American League, eventually serving on the Los Angeles Angels' Adisory Board.
