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The man behind the record books, Nolan Ryan front and center in “FACING NOLAN” | FILM REVIEW

Eric Althoff June 26, 2022 Leave a Comment

The debates about the greatest pitcher of all time inevitably bring up names including Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens. The latter two appear in “Facing Nolan” to talk about Nolan Ryan, the man who idolized Koufax–and then shattered all of his records.

Ryan, now 75 and still sporting that understated grin, sits for writer-director Bradley Jackson’s enthralling new documentary more >

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