Sandy Koufax A LeftyÆs Legacy

Nobody ever threw a baseball better than Sandy Koufax. He dominated the game -- & the ball, making it rise, break, sing. Then, after his best season, in 1966, he was gone, retired at age 30, leaving behind a reputation as the game's greatest lefty & most misunderstood man. The Brooklyn boy whom the Dodgers signed as the Great Jewish HopeÓ will forever be known for his refusal to pitch the opening game of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur. Forty years later, Koufax stands apart & alone, a legend who declines his own celebrity. In this biography, based on more than 400 interviews with people who knew Koufax, Jane Leavy dispels the mystery to discover a man more than worthy of the myth. A terrific biography!ÓLeavy, Jane is the author of 'Sandy Koufax A LeftyÆs Legacy', published 0000 under ISBN 9780756780876 and ISBN 075678087X.