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Document 253122

TOMMY JOHN
Four years after his historic surgery, he appears on a radio program.
Partly Printed DS: "Tommy John", 1p, 8½x11. (Los Angeles), 1978 September 20. In part: "I herewith consent to appear on KABC Radio without compensation as a guest on the subject program...." From notes taken by screener: "Mr. John said that the main issue surrounding his contract dispute with the Dodgers is the length of the contract, and not money...." Left-hander TOMMY JOHN pitched for six teams from 1963-1989, retiring at he age of 46. In 1974, Dr. Frank Jobe was told to "make up something" by John, who was diagnosed with a career-threatening torn ulnar collateral ligament. Jobe extracted a tendon from John's right arm and used it to replace the torn ligament on his pitching arm, threading the healthy tendon through holes drilled into the bone above and below the elbow. At the time, no one was certain of the outcome, but John went on to pitch another 15 years and win 170 additional games. The procedure thereafter became known as "Tommy John surgery". Over 200 athletes have had "Tommy John surgery" since then. Lightly creased. Staple holes at upper left corner, 3 file holes at blank left margin. Fine condition.

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