Tyrus (Ty) Raymond Cobb, Jr. was born and bred in three small towns of Oklahoma: Duncan, Chickasha and Claremore. He graduated from the US Military Academy (West Point) in 1962 and served the Army ...voir plusTyrus (Ty) Raymond Cobb, Jr. was born and bred in three small towns of Oklahoma: Duncan, Chickasha and Claremore. He graduated from the US Military Academy (West Point) in 1962 and served the Army for 21 years, including three one-year tours (Vietnam and 2 in South Korea) as a Ranger/parachutist infantry officer. Gaining a University of Texas Master’s Degree he taught West Point cadets for three years. After retiring, he and Beverly, his wife, opened a sports store in New Jersey and was then asked to join the Army as a civilian R&D engineer.
He gained an MBA via night school and retired again after 20 years from the Army, as a civilian engineer. Along the ride, he and Beverly had two children, Christine and Tyrus III; those two gave them 5 grandsons (one of them Tyrus IV) and one granddaughter. The Cobb couple have lived in Salisbury, NC for sixteen years.voir moins