For five seasons, 1962-66, Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax was unquestionably the best pitcher in the annals of baseball, and many pundits consider him the overall best hurler in history. Presented is a probably unique, original, circa 1960s Type I fascinating snapshot of the Hall of Fame left-hander, sans shirt and wearing a safari hat in some unspecified area in the mountains. Koufax broke into the Majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955, but he really hit his incredible stride with the Dodgers in Los Angeles, in the final five seasons of his all-too-brief career. Sandy's lifetime record, from 1955-66, was 165-87 with a 2.76 ERA, which was remarkable. Moreover, his record from 1962-66 was out-of-this-world. In that half-decade, before he felt forced to retire at only 30 years of age because of a serious arm injury, he went 111-34, and he had an ERA of between 1.73 and 2.54 each season, three times below 2.00. In those same five miraculous seasons, he pitched four no-hitters, including the franchise's only perfect game, on June 4, 1964, at Philadelphia against the Phillies. Also, in those five campaigns, Koufax struck out an amazing 1,444 batters, slightly more than one batter an inning, in an era when batters struck out much less frequently than today. In his career, the former Brooklyn resident had three pitching Triple Crown seasons, won five ERA titles, and was a member of four World Champion teams. The offered photo measures 2.7x4.6". Koufax appears alone, straddling the peak of a ridge, with his back right leg close to the edge. The photo, with the great pitcher so close to the ledge, would have surely given Dodgers officials apoplexy if they ever saw it because the distance behind Koufax on this mountain mound is considerably farther down than the distance of a pitcher's mound. The photo has some very slight foxing, apparent around the edges, but it is in overall nice condition. The snapshot has been encapsulated and PSA Certified as TYPE I AUTHENTIC.