- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEarle Bryan Combs
- Nickname
- The Kentucky Colonel
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Earle Combs was born on May 14, 1899 in Pebworth, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Ruth McCollum. He died on July 21, 1976 in Richmond, Kentucky, USA.
- SpouseRuth McCollum(1921 - July 21, 1976) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenEarle Combs Jr.Charles CombsDonald Combs
- RelativesConley Combs(Sibling)Elsie Seale(Sibling)
- Surname rhymes with "booms".
- Center fielder with the New York Yankees, 1924-1935.
- Inducted into the Madison County [Kentucky] Sports Hall of Fame in 2022 (inaugural class).
- Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970; voted in by the Veterans Committee.
- Entered Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (later Eastern Kentucky University) in 1917 and played on their baseball team.
- [About his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame] I thought the Hall of Fame was for superstars, not just average players like me.
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