The greatest doctor in the history of sports?
Dr. Frank Jobe.
He died yesterday at the age of 88. He was perhaps the most revolutionary sports surgeon of all-time. Dr. James Andrews is the man today, but what Jobe did was revolutionary. He invented Tommy John surgery. He came up with the idea of replacing a blown out elbow ligament with a tendon from another part of the body.
He saved literally hundreds of careers. On the Twins right now, Brian Duensing, Sam Deduno, and Mike Pelfrey would all be selling cars if it wasn't for Jobe and his radical approach to fixing the problem.
Miguel Sano, perhaps the greatest prospect in Twins history, would be done right now at the tender age of 21, if not for Jobe.
It's possible that no one man has ever influenced a single sport like Frank Jobe. Most have never heard of him. I'm just letting you know so that you know.
He and Tommy John started it all. We're glad they did.
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