Sandy Koufax at Columbia University

Date1955 October 19

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Sandy Koufax kneeling in front of Low Memorial Library at Columbia University. Koufax is down on one knee, holding books and papers in his hands and smiling at the camera. The caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Dodgers star goes to college. New York: Sandy Koufax, promising rookie southpaw on the Brooklyn Dodgers, has no intention of being idle during the off-season. He has enrolled at Columbia University for courses in architecture, graphics and physics." According to the caption on the reverse, this photograph was taken on October 19, 1955.

Object numberBL-1968-04131-0171

Subject Koufax, Sandy, 1935-

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 002 New York Herald Tribune photographic materials

Dimensions7 x 9 in.

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