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Frank Jobe, inventor of Tommy John surgery, passes away at age 88

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Published March 6, 2014 at 7:35 PM
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Sad news to pass along this evening, as Tommy John surgery pioneer Dr. Frank Jobe has passed away at the age of 88. Jobe worked for the Dodgers for 50 years and is best known for performing the first-ever unlar collateral ligament reconstructive elbow surgery on Tommy John on September 25, 1974. While it was...

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