27 Facts About Frank Jobe

Frank Wilson Jobe was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic.

In 1974, Frank Jobe performed the first "Tommy John surgery" on then-Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John.

Frank Jobe performed the first major reconstructive shoulder surgery on a big league player in 1990, which allowed Dodger star Orel Hershiser to continue his career.

Frank Jobe served as a special medical adviser to the Dodgers until his death.

Frank Jobe was born in 1925 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Frank Jobe completed his bachelor's degree at La Sierra University and went on to medical school at Loma Linda University, receiving his MD in 1956.

Frank Jobe worked for three years as a general practitioner before completing a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Los Angeles County Hospital.

In 1964 Frank Jobe began to consult with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Frank Jobe teamed with Robert Kerlan to specialize in the developing field of sports medicine.

On September 25,1974, Frank Jobe made sports medicine history when he performed the first reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow using a revolutionary procedure he had devised.

Frank Jobe was unsure the procedure's benefits would last, so he waited two years before performing the second UCL reconstruction.

Frank Jobe won 164 after surgery, retiring in 1989 at age 46.

In 1990, Frank Jobe performed major reconstructive surgery on the shoulder of Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser's throwing arm, the first time this procedure was used on a major league player.

Frank Jobe served as Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedics, for The Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

For 40 years, Frank Jobe served as the team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers, remaining on their medical staff through 2008.

Frank Jobe had been the orthopedic consultant for professional golf's PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions and Senior PGA Championship for 26 years, and named the emeritus physician for the PGA Tour.

Frank Jobe mentored Lewis Yocum, who was one of the best orthopedic surgeons in baseball when he died in May 2013.

Frank Jobe authored over 140 medical publications, wrote 30 book chapters, and edited seven books.

Frank Jobe received three honorary doctorates, two from the United States and one from Japan.

Frank Jobe met his future wife Beverly Anderson while working as a general practitioner and she was referred to him as a patient.

Frank Jobe underwent coronary artery bypass surgery on four arteries in 2002 and had a defibrillator implanted in 2010.

Frank Jobe died on March 6,2014, at the age of 88, in Santa Monica, California.

Frank Jobe was a lifelong member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Frank Jobe was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals in 2012.

Frank Jobe's name has periodically been informally mentioned by sportswriters, fans, and players alike as worthy of a nomination for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Frank Jobe was honored during Hall of Fame weekend on July 27,2013, in Cooperstown, New York.

Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson said Frank Jobe's work is a testament to the positive role of medicine in baseball's growth.