Burton Rocks
| Burton Rocks | |
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| Born | June 25, 1972 New York, New York, US |
| Alma mater | Stony Brook University, B.A. History 1994 Hofstra University, School of Law, J.D. 1997 |
| Occupation | President, C.L. Rocks Corporation |
| Known for | writer, business entrepreneur, sports attorney/agent, |
| Notable work | With Paul O'Neill: Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir (Harper Collins 2004); |
| Parent(s) | Lawrence Rocks (chemist), Marlene Rocks |
Burton Evan Rocks (June 25, 1972), born in New York City, is an American sports attorney/agent, and writer. Rocks has collaborated with many sports personalities on their memoirs, including the 2003 New York Times bestseller Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir with Yankee outfielder Paul O'Neill.
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Early life and career
Burton Rocks is the son of chemist Lawrence Rocks.[1] Growing up, he contracted asthma, which he attributes to a bad flu shot. Rocks was repeatedly hospitalized and experienced three code blues before he was 9 years old.[2]
He graduated from Stony Brook University with a history degree in 1994.[3] After graduating Hofstra University School of Law, he cowrote Clyde King's memoirs.[4] In 2015 Stony Brook University hired Rocks as an adjunct business professor.[3]
In 2006, Burton Rocks and Andrew Goodwin co-founded and launched the social media company Chatwithastar Inc.[5]
Writing
Rocks is the co-author, with New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill, of the 2003 New York Times bestselling book Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir. It details O'Neill's relationship with his father and how they bonded over baseball.[6] Andrea Cooper reviewing for the New York Times described the book as a charming eulogy for O'Neill's father.[7]
Rocks has also collaborated on books with other sports personalities such as Bob Feller,[8] Carl Erskine,[9] and Steve Lyons.[10]
Rocks collaborated with actor Jack Klugman on his memoirs, which celebrated the friendship that Klugman shared with actor Tony Randall.[11]
C.L. Rocks Corporation
Rocks is the founder and owner of C.L. Rocks Corporation, a sports agency, which he launched in 2008.[12] [13]
C. L. Rocks Corporation MLB/NFL/college coaching clientele list includes: Jim Riggleman,[14][15]Mike Easler,[16]Joe Oliver,[17]Dave Eiland,[18] Chip Hale,[19] Stump Mitchell[20][21] and Dawson Odums.[22]
C.L. Rocks Corporation MLB players include: Alex Cintron,[23] Robinson Cancel,[24] and Kip Wells.[25]
Bibliography
Co-authored
- King, Clyde – A King's Legacy : The Clyde King Story (1999, Masters Press) ISBN 9780809226610
- O'Neill, Paul – Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir (2003, Harpercollins Publishers) ISBN 0-06-052405-7
- Klugman, Jack – Tony And Me: A Story Of Friendship (2005, Goodhill Press) ISBN 978-0976830306
- Erskine, Carl – What I Learned From Jackie Robinson (2005, McGraw-Hill) ISBN 0-07-145085-8
- Feller, Bob – Bob Feller's Little Black Book Of Baseball Wisdom (2001, McGraw-Hill) ISBN 0-8092-9843-0
- Lyons, Steve "Psycho" – The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments (2009, Triumph Books) ISBN 978-1-60078-167-4
- Feller, Bob – Bob Feller's Little Blue Book of Baseball Wisdom (2009 Triumph Books) ISBN 978-1-60078-219-0
References
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907177,00.html (May 7, 1973)
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- ↑ 10 Bestseller List, New York Times Book Review (Sunday, June 29, 2003)
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- ↑ (The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments)
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