Suppose, for whatever reasons, that the professional sport in question didn't exist for any number of Hall of Fame athletes: what would they have done with their lives in an alternate scenario?
For starters, consider:
Ty Cobb: Prototypical early 20th century southern politician; arch-segregationist; leader of filibusters against anti-lynching laws
Babe Ruth: Saloonkeeper and minor ward heeler in Baltimore
Ted Williams: Retired major general; USMC aviator
Let's also get some sports here besides baseball, while we're at it.
For starters, consider:
Ty Cobb: Prototypical early 20th century southern politician; arch-segregationist; leader of filibusters against anti-lynching laws
Babe Ruth: Saloonkeeper and minor ward heeler in Baltimore
Ted Williams: Retired major general; USMC aviator
Let's also get some sports here besides baseball, while we're at it.