The Lasting Legend of Steve Dalkowski, the Model for 'Bull Durham's Nuke LaLoosh

SI's Tom Verducci shares the story of an important figure in baseball folklore

Steve Dalkowski is known by die hard movie and baseball fans alike as the model for the Nuke LaLoosh, the wild hard-throwing pitcher from 'Bull Durham'. But his legacy is not only cemented in Hollywood, but as one of the most unique figures of baseball folklore. SI senior writer Tom Verducci shares Dalkowski's story.