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• Sanford “Sandy” Koufax was born on the 30th December 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City USA of Jewish ancestry. 
• He is a retired baseball pitcher, a member of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball(MLB). 
• Koufax is the winner of three MLB Championships, three Babe Ruth Awards as the Best play-offs player, a Most Valuable Player Award of the National League, and six awards for All-Star, one of the most successful pitcher’s of all time. 
• After playing baseball professionally from 1955 to 1966, in 1972 Koufax was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 
• How rich is the retired baseball player? 
• It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of Sandy Koufax’s net worth is equal to $10 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. 
• To begin with, Koufax grew up in Brooklyn and initially played basketball at Lafayette High School. 
• As a student of the University of Cincinnati he was also a promising basketball player, yet he decided to try baseball, and soon he was ‘scouted’ by the Dodgers, and signed to a professional contract of over $6,000 salary, and $14,000 bonus – his net worth was assured. 
• Concerning his professional career, Koufax made his debut in 1955 with the Dodgers. 
• Koufax was suddenly characterized as one of the best pitchers of the MLB – he recorded 269 strikeouts to break a National League record and won 18 of his 31 games. 
• In 1963, Koufax made his final breakthrough, when he won the Triple Crown for pitchers by most wins import (25, with only 5 defeats), most strikeouts threw (306) and the lowest ERA (1.88) listed. 
• Although he had arm problems due to joint degeneration, he won 19 games and lost only 5 in 1964. 
• The next year he was prescribed to take cortisone and capsaicin for chronic elbow pain, but his performances remained excellent; the Dodgers made it to the World Series against the Minnesota Twins. 
• There Koufax made history when he refused to play the World Series because it took place on Yom Kippur, and participation was incompatible with his Jewish faith. 
• This attracted nationwide attention because it showed the tension between professional opinion and religious beliefs. 
• For American Jews, Koufax became the hero. 
• Yet Koufax dominated the rest of the series, led the Dodgers to their third championship victory, and won a lot of sympathy for his decision: the magazine Sports Illustrated elected him the sportsman of the year 1965, and from Associated Press he received the nomination as Athlete of the Year. 
• In 1966 Koufax’s arm was so damaged that he decided to continue only for a year, but still ended the season impressively by winning 27 games. 
• The Dodgers reached the World Series but were defeated. 
• Finally, in the personal life of the former baseball player, he was married to Anne Widmark(1969-82) and Kimberley Francis(1985-98). 

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• Inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
• Inducted into the University of Cincinnati James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
• He was selected to pitch in the opening game of the 1965 World Series — a singular honor for a pitcher — but turned it down because it conflicted with Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday.
• After his perfect game in 1965 and until Cole Hamels’ no-hitter in 2015, the Chicago Cubs managed to get at least one hit in every game.
• From 1962 to 1966 he led the National League in earned-run-average and shutouts and pitched four no-hitters (one a perfect game).
• Although he smoked, he would not allow his picture to be taken with a cigarette, not wanting to encourage young fans to take up the habit.
• He was born Sanford Braun but used his stepfather’s last name of Koufax.
• Made major league debut on 24 June 1955.
• Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
• Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
• Uniform number 32 retired by the Dodgers.
• Retired after the 1966 season, not wanting to risk permanent damage to his elbow.
• Was diagnosed with arthritis in his pitching elbow in August of 1964. Took anti-inflammation drugs and cortisone shots and soaked his elbow in ice water after every game he pitched for the remainder of his career.
• Was sidelined for two months in 1962 with a circulatory blockage in his left index finger and still led the National League in earned run average.
• Pitched a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs on September 9, 1965. Struck out 382 batters that season, a major league record that stood until 1973, when Nolan Ryan posted 383 strikeouts.
• The first pitcher to win the Cy Young award by a unanimous vote (won it unanimously in 1963, 1965, and 1966).
• The first pitcher to win the Cy Young award multiple times.
• At age 36, he was the youngest player ever elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
• Won Major League Baseball’s Cy Young Award for the best pitcher in professional baseball in 1963, 1965, and 1966.
• Was selected to play in Major League Baseball’s All-Star game 1961-1966.
• Selected as the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1963.
• Played Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955-1966.
• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

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