Burton Rocks

Burton Rocks
Born	(1972-06-25) 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.

Early life and career

Burton Rocks is the son of chemist Lawrence Rocks.^[1]

He graduated from Stony Brook University with a history degree in 1994.^[2] 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.^[2][3]

In 2006, Burton Rocks and Andrew Goodwin co-founded and launched the social media company Chatwithastar Inc.^[4]

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.^[5] Andrea Cooper reviewing for the New York Times described the book as a charming eulogy for O'Neill's father.^[6]

Rocks has also collaborated on books with other sports personalities such as Bob Feller,^[7] Carl Erskine,^[8] and Steve Lyons.^[9]

Rocks collaborated with actor Jack Klugman on his memoirs, which celebrated the friendship that Klugman shared with actor Tony Randall.^[10]

C.L. Rocks Corporation

Rocks is the founder and owner of C.L. Rocks Corporation, a sports agency, which he launched in 2008.^{[11] [12]}

C. L. Rocks Corporation MLB/NFL/college coaching clientele list includes: Jim Riggleman,^[13][14] Joe Oliver,^[15] Dave Eiland,^[16] Chip Hale,^[17] Charlie Montoyo,^[18] Stump Mitchell^[19][20]and Dawson Odums.^[21] C.L. Rocks Corporation MLB players include: Alex Cintron,^[22] Robinson Cancel,^[23] and Kip Wells.^[24]

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

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