Personal Life
Thomas Oliphant's New York Times Bestseller Praying for Gil Hodges briefly mentions that Sexton grew up as a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. In fact, Sexton is such a well-known baseball fan that he was an early participant in Rotissere (or Fantasy) Baseball, as a member of the Eddie Gaedel Baseball League. Sexton was one of a number of celebrities who reminisced about their baseball memories on the HBO special Brooklyn Dodgers - Ghosts of Flatbush. In July 2009, Sexton was invited to throw out a first pitch at Washington Nationals Game. He teaches "Baseball, A Road To God" at NYU.
In September 2009, he was featured in The New York Times’ Sunday Routines section. He is a Roman Catholic.
In March 2010, he was interviewed by Bill Moyers on the PBS Public Broadcasting Service show Bill Moyers Journal.
In May 2010, he was the subject of a NY1 profile on One on 1 with Budd Mishkin.
His wife, Lisa E. Goldberg, president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation, died suddenly of an brain aneurysm on January 21, 2007 at age 54.
He has a son, Jed, and a daughter, Katie. Jed is married to Danielle DeCrette and has three daughters: Julia, Ava, and Natalie. Katie is currently a 1L at NYU School of Law. Sexton also has a dog, LEGS.
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