SubscribeHappy birthday, Sandy Koufax
Dandy Sandy turns 75 (!) today. Can it really be?
I hope I look that good when I’m his age. Or ever.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’m going to refer to previous links about the Dodger (and Jewish) legend from the Korner.
- Because you can never get enough Koufax stories
- A statute for Sandy would be dandy (you can still vote)
- The next Sandy Koufax?
- Nine? Nine? Oh Nine! (recalling the 40th anniversary of Koufax’s final no hitter)
- Writer brings old hero to new generation (Jonah Winter’s kids’ book, You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?)
- That’s all well and good, but what if he wrote with his right hand?
- Last year’s nod to Koufax’s birthday
- Sandy Koufax sighting…
- Speaking of Sandy (minor league mascot named for Dodger great)
- Koufax pre-spring training sighting
- Sandy Koufax: A “Neyer” moment? (The original Neyer story netted the Korner its largest hit-count)
- More on Koufax’s latest appearance
- Back to Business: The next Sandy Koufax
- Obama, Koufax celebrate Jewish Heritage Month
- Sandy Koufax: Never enought tributes
- 32 at 75 (A Y’s art exhibit tribute to Koufax)
- The Mantle-Koufax “connection” (via Jane Leavy’s book, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood)
- “Reluctantly, Koufax Steps Back Into the Light for a Film About Jewish Ballplayers,” NY Times feature
- Kaplan’s Korner for Koufax Kollectors
Here’s a link to the Google Image page for the numerous Koufax baseball cards.
Finally, some reading material for your consideration:
Wow, time flies. Imagine that Sandy retired 45 years ago already. Unfortunately, as a Jewish sports fan, I didn’t live through that era, or Red Auerbach’s Celtics for that matter. Of course, with all that’s been preserved, I feel like I have a pretty good idea of Koufax’s dominance. Still, it’s not the same as actually following things in real time, and many who did say Sandy was the best.
By the way, Ron, do you have any memories of Sandy pitching? You were probably just a kid during his heyday.