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	Tommy John - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tommy John was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians, getting his major league start in 1963.
		In the 1974 season, Tommy John permanently damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm and a revolutionary surgical operation was performed.
		This operation, now known as Tommy John surgery, replaced the ligament in the elbow of his pitching arm with a tendon from his right forearm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tommy_John (323 words)

	Tommy John surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, or wrist of a cadaver).
		The surgery is named after Tommy John, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers who was the first professional athlete to successfully undergo the operation in 1974.
		After his surgery in 1974, John spent 18 months rehabilitating his arm, returned for the 1976 season, and went on to pitch in the major leagues until 1989 at age 46.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tommy_John_surgery (326 words)

	Elbow lease
		John was able to throw again just one year and one day after the surgery - the same amount of time it takes for a player to come back today.
		John tends to agree with Andrews' assessment of the phenomenon.
		John said there is no one pitch that causes more strain on the elbow than another, but that a curveball can be especially dangerous for kids to throw.
	www.auburnpub.com /articles/2004/08/13/sports/sports01.txt (976 words)

	Tommy John Biography
		Tommy may be best known for defying nature when he returned to baseball following reconstructive elbow surgery during the 1974 season.
		In fact, the surgical procedure used on John is now referred to in sports as the "Tommy John Surgery." Following this remarkable operation and rehab, John posted a 10-10 record in 1976, his first year back from the surgery.
		John is currently active as Director of Community Relations for the Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A baseball club, and has served as a television color analyst for the last 8 years.
	www.autographedtoyou.com /Tommy-John-biography.htm (149 words)

	tommy john personal appearances, baseball, representation, Tommy John
		Tommy John spent 26 years in the major leagues as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, The Oakland Athletics, and the Cleveland Indians.
		Tommy is in his second year with the Charlotte Knights, AAA affiliate for the Chicago White Sox, as the director of community relations and as the radio color analyst.
		Tommy is a native of Terre Haute, Indiana.
	www.sportsstarsusa.com /baseball/john_tommy.html (476 words)

	Tommy John \| BaseballLibrary.com
		John was 20-7 for the Dodgers in 1977 and 17-10 in '78, helping them to the World Series each year.
		John was traded to the Angels for Dennis Rasmussen late in the 1982 season and was released in 1985 at the age of forty-two, but after a brief stint with Oakland he returned to the Yankees in 1986 and led the club in innings pitched as a 44-year-old in 1987.
		John's excellent sinker induced numerous ground balls and double plays throughout his career, and he was usually a fine fielder himself, setting club records with errorless seasons for both the Dodgers and White Sox.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/J/John_Tommy.stm (1431 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Tommy John surgery: Cutting edge to commonplace
		Before Tommy John surgery, there would have been no second chapter for any of those men -- or any of the 75-100 other pitchers currently walking around the major leagues after having their elbows reconstructed.
		In repairing a torn ulnar collateral ligament, better known as Tommy John surgery, doctors replace the torn ligament in a person's elbow with a healthy ligament from either the person's hand, wrist, or forearm.
		John Smoltz and Chad Fox are living proof -- but only because they're now throwing without pain, and all the rehabbing has made their arms stronger, not better.
	espn.go.com /mlb/columns/stark_jayson/1594725.html (2497 words)

	Tommy John \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tommy John's arm injury and subsequent comeback from a revolutionary surgery which took parts of his right arm and placed them in his left, altered the history of pitching rehabilitation.
		John threw 20 quality starts in 36 games started, and was 9-1 with a 2.19 ERA in April and May. The left-hander proved to be one of George Steinbrenner's better free agent signings.
		John was one of the best control pitchers of his era, but on June 15, 1968, he plunked four Detroit batters, tying an American League record.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/johntommy (640 words)

	Tommy John -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tommy John was originally signed by the (Click link for more info and facts about Cleveland Indians) Cleveland Indians, getting his major league start in 1963.
		In the 1974 season, Tommy John permanently damaged the (Click link for more info and facts about ulnar collateral ligament) ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm and a revolutionary surgical operation was performed.
		John went on to pitch until 1989, winning 164 games after his surgery—one fewer game than all-time great (Click link for more info and facts about Sandy Koufax) Sandy Koufax won in his career.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tommy_john.htm (560 words)

	The Official Site of Tommy John
		John’s participation has helped generate numerous donations for the cause as well as spread awareness about the disease across the country.
		In 1974, Tommy John was having one of his best seasons as a pitcher for the Dodgers with a 13-3 record when a ligament was torn in his pitching arm.
		John learned from his doctor that if he wanted to pitch again he would have to undergo a unique surgery.
	www.tommyjohn.net /index.php (152 words)

	Evolution of Tommy John surgery gives pitchers hope, second chance - PittsburghLIVE.com
		John went on to pitch for 14 more years, collected 164 of his 288 career victories after the surgery and never missed a start.
		John got a chance to see Vogelsong pitch against Harrisburg on July 23, a day when the 25-year-old pitcher allowed 10 hits and nine runs in four innings.
		John returned after 19 months — nearly eight months longer than it's taken Vogelsong and Benson — but it should be pointed out that his arm was in a cast for 16 weeks, leaving it atrophied when the cast was removed.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_84625.html (1388 words)

	ESPN.com: TRAININGROOM - Training Room:' Tommy John' surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John Bergfeld, executive director of Cleveland Clinic Sports Health, said, "Slight modifications have been made, but the principle of the surgery is the same: to repair a ligament that is frayed and torn with an accessory tendon from the arm."
		John was in a cast or splint that restricted his arm movement for 16 weeks.
		John, for example, never won more than 16 games in a season before his surgery, but came back to win 20 games his first season and 22 games in a later season.
	espn.go.com /trainingroom/s/2000/0315/427112.html (872 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Articles \| Inside Tommy John Surgery
		Tommy John surgery--technically an ulnar collateral ligament replacement procedure--has saved the careers of hundreds of Major League players.
		Tim Kremchek, Medical Director of the Cincinnati Reds and one of the four doctors who do most of the Tommy John surgeries on major-league pitchers, explains that in early versions of the procedure this was a problematic part of the surgery.
		After leaving the damaged ligament in place, what some have called an "overlay Tommy John," the cutting edge is probably the use of bio-absorbable screws instead of drilling tunnels through the bone for attaching the harvested tendon, but the use of such screws is still experimental.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=3486 (2335 words)

	MPR: Thirty years since Tommy John surgery, and recovery is still hard for today's patients
		Mays is going down a road that Tommy John, the pitcher, blazed thirty years ago when he took a whole season off to recuperate from the original operation.
		Paul, Minn. — In the mid-1970s, Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Tommy John was in the prime of his career.
		The long road back for Tommy John ended in 1976 when he took the mound with his own worries about whether his arm would hold up for a whole season.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/05/05_chae_tommyjohn (1580 words)

	Player Profile: Tommy John
		Player notes: John is most famous for being the first to undergo "Tommy John surgery" in which a tendon was transplanted from the right forearm to the elbow in his pitching arm.
		A control specialist with an outstanding sinker, John was able to pitch in the Major Leagues for 26 years, a record exceeded only by Nolan Ryan.
		His place in baseball history is secure, as the phrase "Tommy John surgery" is now part of the sport's lexicon.
	www.diamondfans.com /profile-johnt.html (235 words)

	Tommy John Baseball Statistics by Baseball Almanac
		Tommy John was born on Saturday, May 22 1943, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
		John was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1963, with the Cleveland Indians.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tommy John baseball statistics page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=johnto01 (261 words)

	Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame - Tommy John
		His 4,708.1 innings pitched, 2,245 strikeouts, 46 shutouts, and 700 game started are all numbers that rank Tommy in the top 25 of all time pitching records.
		With all the success Tommy achieved as a player his name is still used many times every season when pitchers undergo reconstructive elbow surgery currently known as "Tommy John surgery".
		Tommy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996.
	www.indbaseballhalloffame.org /inductees/john.htm (221 words)

	Tommy Moore, "John/Paul"
		Tommy started playing piano at age 7, took up the guitar at 12, and then fell in love with the bass guitar at 14, after hearing Paul's bass lines on the Sgt. Pepper album.
		Tommy has played with several rock bands over the years, including Jeff's original/cover band Landrock, known for its renditions of Beatle music.
		In the 80s, Tommy played with Northern Star, opening for such acts as: The Stray Cats, Foghat, Johnny Winter, The Joe Perry Project, Robin Trower, and Tommy James and the Shondells.
	www.alltogethernow.us /bios/tom.htm (155 words)

	TOMMY JOHN - ANNOTATED DOCUMENT TRIPLE SIGNED 09/20/1978
		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.
		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.
		The procedure thereafter became known as "Tommy John surgery".
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2002/sports/TOMMY_JOHN.htm (280 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tommy John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		May 22, 1943), born in Terre Haute, Indiana, was a left-handed major league baseball pitcher, most notable for the revolutionary surgery performed on a damaged tendon in his pitching arm.
		This operation, known as Tommy John surgery, replaced the elbow tendon of his pitching arm with a tendon from his right wrist.
		Tommy John's statistics on the Baseball Reference site (http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnto01.shtml)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tommy-John (254 words)

	What you should know about “Tommy John” surgery
		Tommy John was a 31-year-old left-handed pitcher in the major leagues for 12 seasons when he was pitching in a game in Montreal.
		John’s took surgery took four hours; today it is much simpler and takes about an hour and a half.
		I had Tommy John surgery September 20th of last year and it is now middle of febuary and I feel real good.
	www.fantasyinfocentral.com /featurearticles/20020410_what_you_should_know_about_tommy_john_surgery.php (6832 words)

	CBC Sports: Eric Gagne dodges Tommy John surgery
		He was supposed to have Tommy John surgery, or ligament replacement, but the two doctors who performed the procedure found less damage than expected.
		Gagne was originally expected to miss 12-14 months, but his recovery time has been reduced to six, which means he could be ready for spring training.
		Frank Jobe and Dr. Ralph Gambardella discovered a slight tear from the original graft that was used when Gagne underwent Tommy John surgery in 1997.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/06/25/Sports/gagne050624.html (257 words)

	SITT - Tommy John
		John could have been spent the rest of his life with a claw on the end of that famous left arm.
		Those of you into late night TV have perhaps seen Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson in "The Monty Straton Story." Tommy and his wife Sally did a remake right in their front yard.
		That distinction might belong to Dr. Fred Epstein, the neurosurgeon who operated on Travis John, the John's younger son, who fell 3 stories from a window in Aug., '81.
	www.thediamondangle.com /sitt/john.html (673 words)

	Where are they now?: Tommy John
		In baseball, Tommy John's name has become synonymous with giving pitchers a second chance.
		This year John, 59, is working as the pitching coach for the Harrisburg Senators.
		I talked to John Smoltz after he had it and told him the recovery time is different for every one, but that it takes at least a year.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20020711where8.asp (867 words)

	September 20, 2002 - Prospectus Q&A: Tommy John
		After hurting his elbow in 1974, Tommy John's successful 11-year career with the Indians, White Sox and Dodgers looked like it was over.
		Now the pitching coach for the AA Harrisburg Senators, John recently took time out from the Eastern League playoffs to chat about his career, the surgery that took on his name, and the lessons he teaches young pitchers today.
		John Smoltz said he wanted to do that, and he had to shut it down what, three times?
	www.baseballprospectus.com /news/20020920keri.shtml (1984 words)

	Amazon.com: Tommy (1975) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		For those unfamiliar with the story, "Tommy" is about a boy who becomes psychosomaticaly blind, mute, and deaf after watching his mother's new boyfriend (Oliver Reed) kill his father (it was the father killing the boyfriend in the original album).
		Russell also includes images that absolutely make no sense (young Tommy with a box over his head on a beach, Tommy's father in a crucifix pose, and let's not forget the beans and chocolate coming out of the TV).
		Daltry is adequate as Tommy, since most of the lead vocals done in the original production are his, but he's like Ross in The Wiz.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/630236096X?v=glance (1000 words)

	Baseball Digest: "Tommy John" surgery: a career-saving procedure for many pitchers
		Baseball players and fans call it Tommy John surgery, after the pitcher who was the first to have the surgery 30 years ago.
		The surgical procedure hasn't changed much since it was pioneered by Frank Jobe for John in 1974.
		A tendon is removed from the patient's wrist or hamstring and grafted into the elbow--woven in a figure-eight pattern through tunnels drilled in the humerus and ulna bones.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_63/ai_115077544 (1495 words)

	Termpapers on Tommy John Surgery
		“Tommy John” Surgery You hear about this all the time in baseball.
		This pitcher is going in for “Tommy John” surgery or otherwise known as a torn medial or ulner collateral ligament.
		The constant stress placed upon the arm throwing a baseball over and over is hard enough.
	www.custompapers.net /research/Tommy_John_Surgery-118424.html (153 words)

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