Ed Jucker
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Edwin Louis Jucker was an American basketball and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1945 to 1
Jucker circa 1963
Sandy Koufax
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Sanford Koufax, nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former professional baseball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, he played 12 seasons in Major League B
Ed Jucker
…mentor. He directed the UC freshmen to a 67–21 record in six years, while his baseball teams were 87–38 over seven seasons. In 1954, Jucker recruited Sandy Koufax at Cincinnati. After watching Koufax in his first practice, Jucker got him a work-study scholarship. In 1960, Jucker was promoted to coach the basketball…
Publicity still of Koufax, c. 1965
A ticket from the August 27, 1955, game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Redlegs, where Koufax earned his first career win
Koufax warming up at Wrigley Field, c. 1957
Koufax and teammate Don Drysdale changing parts on a military truck at the US Army Reserve Center in Van Nuys, California