Later Life
Coombs became a championship-winning coach at Duke University (1929–1952) who sent many players to the majors. Duke University's baseball field is named after him.
He spent his retirement as a sports historian and writer. In 1945, he published, "Baseball - Individual Play and Team Strategy".
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