Koufax chose to attend the University of Cincinnati after becoming a walk-on for their freshman basketball team. Playing under coach Ed Jucker, he averaged 9.7 points per game. [3] As a student, he was enrolled in a liberal arts major with the intention of transferring to the architectural school, [8] and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi, a historically Jewish …

Jan 22, 2025 · Jeff Torborg, longtime Major League Baseball player and manager who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, died January 19, 2025.

Jan 20, 2025 · The Hall of Fame remembers 1965 World Series champion and 1990 AL Manager of the Year Jeff Torborg, who passed away Sunday morning. A 10-year veteran of the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game, Bill Singer's no-hitter and Nolan Ryan's first no-hitter. pic.twitter.com/PdLdY0f9sQ

Jeff Torborg, the Dodgers catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965 and was a manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, dies at 83.

Dec 3, 2024 · Sandy Koufax (top row, second from right) finished fourth in scoring on the University of Cincinnati’s freshman basketball team in 1953-54. (Courtesy of University of Cincinnati Athletic Department)

Jeff Torborg, an unassuming baseball lifer who caught three no-hitters, including Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, and as a manager revived the Chicago White Sox but flopped spectacularly with the New York Mets, died Jan. 19 in Port Orange, Florida. He was 83.

Jan 19, 2025 · Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83.

Jan 21, 2025 · Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83.

Jun 11, 2017 · He caught three no-hitters, a perfect game with Sandy Koufax and another no-hitter with Bill Singer of the Dodgers and Nolan Ryan of the Angels; and was the backstop in Don Drysdale’s record fifth-straight shutout in 1968.

Dec 24, 2024 · Sandy Koufax is remembered as one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He retired in 1966 after an impressive career that spanned 12 seasons with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. Koufax’s skills on the mound earned him the nickname “the Left Arm of God,” and he became a defining figure in baseball during the 1960s.