Editing Jimmie Foxx (section)

==Legacy==
Known as one of the greatest power hitters of all time, [[Ted Williams]] was quoted as saying in response to a question about Foxx breaking [[Babe Ruth]]'s home run record, "What a man. And I'll bet he does it, too!"<ref name="sabr jimmie"/> However, long-standing chronic health problems, injuries, heavy drinking, and a marriage of constant abuse and harassment from his first wife all caused his career to be cut short in his 30s.<ref name="sabr"/> In 1940, Hall of Famer [[Joe Cronin]] said, "He's a marvel, isn't he? Tell me: who was a better all-around ball player than Foxxie? Why right now I'd say he was the best catcher in the American League…They can talk all they want to about some of those old time ball players being able to play different positions. I'll take Foxxie. They don't come any better."<ref name="sabr jimmie"/>

Foxx was known for his intimidating physical strength and often cut the sleeves from his uniforms to show off his biceps.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ward |first1=Geoffrey C. |last2=Burns |first2=Ken |date=2005 |title=Baseball: An Illustrated History |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Baseball/_076VanTBE8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA208&printsec=frontcover |location=New York |publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf]] |page=208 |isbn=978-0-6797-6541-7 |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref> Lefty Gomez joked that Foxx "had muscles in his hair" and that "He wasn't scouted—he was [[trapping|trapped]]."<ref>{{cite book |last=Redmount |first=Robert |date=1998 |title=The Red Sox Encyclopedia |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Red_Sox_Encyclopedia/tS1hmkDeICUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA268&printsec=frontcover |location=Champaign, Illinois |publisher=Sports Publishing |page=268 |isbn=978-1-5826-1012-2 |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>

A statue of Foxx was erected in his hometown of Sudlersville, Maryland, on October 25, 1997. In 1999, he ranked number 15 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''{{'}} list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/lisn100.shtml|title=100 Greatest Baseball Players by The Sporting News : A Legendary List by Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> and was a nominee for the [[Major League Baseball]] All-Century Team.

[[Tom Hanks]]'s character Jimmy Dugan in the movie ''[[A League of Their Own]]'' was largely based on Foxx and [[Hack Wilson]], although the producers took a number of liberties in creating the role.<ref name="foxx">{{Cite web |title=Reel Life: 'A League of Their Own' |url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/closer/020511.html |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

There is a Jimmie Foxx Street in [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Merrisa |date=30 September 2014 |title=San Antonio street names and groupings |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/San-Antonio-street-names-and-groupings-94695.php |website=mysanantonio.com}}</ref>

Foxx is mentioned in the poem "[[Line-Up for Yesterday]]" by [[Ogden Nash]]:

{{quote box |width= 18em |border= 4px |align= center |bgcolor= #FAF0E6 |qalign= center | title="Line-Up for Yesterday"|quote=''X is the first''<br />''Of two x's in Foxx''<br />''Who was right behind [[Babe Ruth|Ruth]]''<br />''With his powerful soxx.''
|source= —[[Ogden Nash]], [[Sport (US magazine)|''Sport'' magazine]] (January 1949)<ref>{{cite web|title=Baseball Almanac|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_line.shtml|access-date=2008-01-23}}</ref>}}