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Koufax

American  
[koh-faks] / ˈkoʊ fæks /

noun

  1. Sanford Sandy, born 1935, U.S. baseball player.


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Mr. Brown contends that Mr. Ryan is incomparable, though Sandy Koufax, a fellow artist of no-hitters, comes to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Mr. Ryan threw his last no-hitter when he was 44, 15 years older than Mr. Koufax was when he threw his fourth and final one, a perfect game at Dodger Stadium in 1965.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

“I come into the back with my arms and it’s a little bit like a Sandy Koufax kind of thing,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Bravo is no Koufax in terms of being a power pitcher.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

While my friends idolized John Glenn, Sandy Koufax, and Johnny Unitas, my own heroes were Hombein and Unsoeld.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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