Name Burton Rocks Parents Lawrence Rocks | Role Writer Alma mater Stony Brook University | |
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Born June 25, 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-06-25 ) New York, New York, US 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); Books The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments | ||
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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. 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.
He graduated from Stony Brook University with a history degree in 1994. After graduating Hofstra University School of Law, he cowrote Clyde King's memoirs. In 2015 Stony Brook University hired Rocks as an adjunct business professor.
In 2006, Burton Rocks and Andrew Goodwin co-founded and launched the social media company Chatwithastar Inc.
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. Andrea Cooper reviewing for the New York Times described the book as a charming eulogy for O'Neill's father.
Rocks has also collaborated on books with other sports personalities such as Bob Feller, Carl Erskine, and Steve Lyons.
Rocks collaborated with actor Jack Klugman on his memoirs, which celebrated the friendship that Klugman shared with actor Tony Randall.
C.L. Rocks Corporation
Rocks is the founder and owner of C.L. Rocks Corporation, a sports agency, which he launched in 2008.
C. L. Rocks Corporation MLB/NFL/college coaching clientele list includes: Jim Riggleman,Mike Easler,Joe Oliver,Dave Eiland, Chip Hale, Stump Mitchell and Dawson Odums.
C.L. Rocks Corporation MLB players include: Alex Cintron, Robinson Cancel, and Kip Wells.