Frank Jobe
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 10 years ago |
Date of birth | July 16,1925 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Greensboro |
North Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | March 6,2014 |
Died | Santa Monica |
California | |
United States | |
Known for | Tommy John surgery |
Education | Loma Linda University |
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ID | 2214958 |
Frank Jobe Life story
Frank James Jobe was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players. In 1974, Jobe performed the first "Tommy John surgery" on then-Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John.