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Sandy Koufax

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Sanford Koufax (; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Koufax was the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award, each time winning unanimously and the only pitcher to do so when a single award was given for both the leagues; he was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in 1963. Retiring at age 30 due to chronic pain in his pitching elbow, Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1972 at age 36, the youngest player ever elected. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Koufax was primarily a basketball player in his youth and had pitched in only a few games before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers at age 19. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandy Koufax is the 17th most popular baseball player (up from 18th in 2019), the 6,585th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,872nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Sandy Koufax ranks 17 out of 91. Before him are Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Barry Bonds, Yogi Berra, and Roberto Clemente. After him are Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Maris, Walter Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, and Reggie Jackson.

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Among people born in 1935, Sandy Koufax ranks 311. Before him are José María Gil-Robles, Omero Antonutti, Gary Peacock, Henry Gibson, Michel Subor, and Milorad Milutinović. After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Pjetër Arbnori, Hanna Krall, Nancy Kovack, Alexander Men, and Alfredo Hernández.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sandy Koufax ranks 6,586 out of 20,380. Before him are Thurston Moore (1958), Frank Gorshin (1933), Lawrence Lessig (1961), Barry Van Dyke (1951), David Hammond (1881), and Sean Paul Lockhart (1986). After him are Will Rogers (1879), Rob Delaney (1977), Albert Nasse (1878), Lou Rawls (1933), Tony Lo Bianco (1936), and William Bonin (1947).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Sandy Koufax ranks 14. Before him are Ty Cobb (1886), Willie Mays (1931), Ted Williams (1918), Mickey Mantle (1931), Barry Bonds (1964), and Yogi Berra (1925). After him are Nolan Ryan (1947), Randy Johnson (1963), Roger Maris (1934), Walter Johnson (1887), Alex Rodriguez (1975), and Reggie Jackson (1946).

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