Tommy John, baseball, 1943-2026

Baseball legend Tommy John, who lived from 1943 to 2026, achieved a career total of 288 wins. Despite his success on the mound, he is most recognized for a groundbreaking medical procedure performed by Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974. This specific surgery involved replacing the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, a technique that became widely known as Tommy John surgery and fundamentally changed the approach to treating pitching injuries in professional sports.