15 Facts About Jeff Bauman

Jeff Bauman was born on January 2,1986 and is an American author.

Jeff Bauman lost both of his legs during the Boston Marathon Bombing attack in 2013 and was the subject of a famous photograph taken in the aftermath of the bombing.

Jeff Bauman was born on January 2,1986, and is the son of Jeff Bauman, Sr.

Jeff Bauman worked in the service deli at Costco for three years before the bombing; he returned to his job a year after the blast in June 2014.

Jeff Bauman had been waiting at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, cheering for Hurley who was participating in the marathon, with Hurley's two roommates.

Jeff Bauman was a mile away from the finish when the bombs went off.

The blast-caused fire in Jeff Bauman's shirt was beaten out by Arredondo.

Jeff Bauman stayed with Bauman and helped carry him to the ambulance.

The iconic photograph of Carlos Arredondo in a cowboy hat, helping Jeff Bauman was taken by Charles Krupa of the Associated Press during this time.

Jeff Bauman's surgery was done on the same day, and he had both his legs amputated above the knee.

Jeff Bauman was interviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and gave a description of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, after he sent word to the authorities after waking up from the operation, that he had seen one of the bombers.

Jeff Bauman's accounts were instrumental in narrowing down the suspects from among the people pictured in the area.

Jeff Bauman was discharged from the hospital four weeks after the blasts.

Jeff Bauman was given his new prosthetic legs costing $100,000 each, which were manufactured by Ottobock and had micro-processors to follow his gait.

Jeff Bauman's book, titled Stronger, was released in April 2014 to coincide with the first anniversary of the bombings.