Do you the story about Grantland Rice and the Ty Cobb self-promotion letters? As a sports journalist, you'd probably get a kick out of it. When Cobb was 17 and in the minor leagues, Rice kept getting dozens of letters a month from "interested fans" and "faithful readers" who signed themselves as Jackson, Brown, Kelly, or Jones, etc. These letters, all penned in unique styles ranging from slanting, scrawled, Spencerian, and widelooped, all said things like "Keep your eye on Ty Cobb..he is one of the finest hitters I've ever seen." "Watch Cobb of Anniston, he is sure to be a sensation. "Have you seen Ty Cobb play ball yet? He is the fastest runner I've ever seen." Rice finally wrote a column stating "there is a young man named Cobb currently playing who shows an unusual amount of talent." Because Rice commanded such respect, the Tigers and several other clubs sent scouts down to look at him. It wasn't until 1951 that Cobb revealed to Rice that the dozens of letters had all been written by him. Why the original self-promoting athlete. Man this story alone is much better then the stunts TO and Ocho Cinco could pull.