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Search - Sandy Koufax : A Lefty's Legacy
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Sandy Koufax A Lefty's Legacy Author: In an era when too many heroes have been toppled from too many pedestals, Sandy Koufax stands apart and alone, a legend who declined his own celebrity. As a pitcher, he was sublime, the ace of baseball lore. As a human being, he aspired to be the one thing his talent and his fame wouldn't allow: a regular guy. A Brooklyn kid, he was the product ... more »
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A wonderful biography and great discription of the times. Anyone with the slightest interest in baseball will enjoy this book. One of the good things about it is that it is not overburded with minor details. It captures the essences of the man,the times of his youth and his great, even though short, career.
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'Unlike most biographies, Jane Leavy's absorbing look at sandy Koufax is informed neither by reverence nor resentment but by an honest appreciation of what made him different. Just as Koufax defied the norms of a media-driven culture, Leavy defies and exceeds the norms of sports biography."---Bob Costas
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