Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

By Jane Leavy

Pages

336

Rating

4.07

Year

2002

HistoryMemoirBiographyBiography MemoirSportsNonfiction

Description

Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young Award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile. The book profiles the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers’ pitcher, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy.

Endorsements

“The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written.” — Wall Street Journal

“Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — Time

The instant New York Times bestseller.

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