Burton Rocks | |
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Born |
New York, New York, US |
June 25, 1972
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.
Burton Rocks is the son of chemist Lawrence Rocks.
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.
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.
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,Joe Oliver,Dave Eiland,Chip Hale,Charlie Montoyo,Stump Mitchelland Dawson Odums. C.L. Rocks Corporation MLB players include: Alex Cintron,Robinson Cancel, and Kip Wells.