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Tommy John
Alive
Born: 5/22/1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USAAge: 81
Full name: Thomas Edward John Jr.
Noted For: major-league pitcher (1963-89); teams include the Chicago White Sox (1965-71), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972-74, 1976-78), New York Yankees (1979-82, 1986-89), and three others. Four-time National League All-Star (1968, 1978-80). In 1974, he underwent a novel reconstructive surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow on his pitching arm. That surgery, named after him, is now commonly performed on baseball pitchers and other athletes.
Also see this person's photo entry in our Dead or Alive Data Base.
