Sandy kofax biography

Canford Braun was born on December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York. His mother divorced his father when he was three. When Sandy was nine years old, he became Sandy Koufax after his mother married attorney Irving Koufax.

Sandy played basketball at the local Jewish Community Center until Lafayette High School formed a team his senior year.

Sandy koufax biography

He was a star of the team. In 1952, he went to the University of Cincinnati to study architecture on a basketball scholarship. He played on the high school and college baseball teams. In 1955, the Dodgers offered Koufax a $14,000 signing bonus ($121,000 today).

Sandy planned to use this to pay tuition to finish his education, if he didn't make it as a pitcher.

Sandy kofax biography

Sandy enrolled in the Columbia University School of General Studies to take night classes to continue his study of architecture.

Sandy would never get the opportunity to be an architect. He won 165 games and lost 87 in his baseball career.

His ERA (earned run average)