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What's up with Dr James Andrews and his relationship with AU?
Posted on 3/14/10 at 9:50 am
Posted on 3/14/10 at 9:50 am
I've seen him on the AU's sideline for a ton of games. Hear he's pretty close to the program. Anybody know the connection?
Just wondering since he's a LSU grad.
Just wondering since he's a LSU grad.
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Posted on 3/14/10 at 9:52 am to LSU8932
Dr Andrews' first 15 years or so in his medical career was spent in Columbus, GA. Right down the street from AU. Sure that has a lot to do with it.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 9:54 am to CFBFAN1121
He is Co-Medical Director of intercollegiate sports at Auburn. This was formed due to him being good and his proximity to Auburn in his early practice years.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 9:55 am to CFBFAN1121
amazing how one top athlete can totally turn you into the "pro athletes' surgeon".
Posted on 3/14/10 at 10:00 am to lsuougel
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amazing how one top athlete can totally turn you into the "pro athletes' surgeon".
He's considered to be one of if not the best ortho surgeon on the planet when dealing with sports related injuries. Tom Brady caught a lot of flak for not going to him first when the team recommended him to go there.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 11:13 am to lsuougel
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amazing how one top athlete can totally turn you into the "pro athletes' surgeon".
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but if you have ever been to Andrews' practice it's not just one athlete.
The hallway looks like a who's who of sports figures.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 11:21 am to LSU8932
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Because of his attention to the local patient base, Andrews has attained a deified status in his adoptive state of Alabama: He's a team doctor for Alabama and Auburn. (His official titles: senior orthopedic consultant and co-medical director, respectively.) His rooting interests lie firmly with Auburn, with whom he has long been affiliated, and he takes sides (with the exception of the Auburn-Alabama game) when "covering" football games.
"He'll pace the sidelines like a cat," says Dr. John Richardson, who has covered Auburn games with Andrews. "When they screw up, he'll yell, 'What the hell are they doing?' When he's mad at the officials, he'll throw down his hat and scream, 'That's the sorriest call I ever saw!'
Andrews has been affiliated with the Tigers since he was a medical cub because his mentor, Dr. Jack Hughston, was Auburn's longtime team physician. Based in Columbus, Ga., he was one of the few prominent sports orthopedists in the 1960s and 1970s."
Dr. James Andrews
Posted on 3/14/10 at 11:23 am to lsuougel
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amazing how one top athlete can totally turn you into the "pro athletes' surgeon".
Notable Patients
Dr. James Andrews' patient list reads like a cross-sport hall of fame. He's a rundown of some of the most notable athletes who have been treated by Andrews:
Football players
• Bo Jackson: shoulder, 1984; hip, 1992
• Doug Williams: knee, 1988
• Bruce Smith: knees, 1990 and 1991
• Troy Aikman: elbow and shoulder, 1991
• Michael Irvin: shoulder, 1994
• Emmitt Smith: shoulder, 1994
• Trent Green: knee, 1999 and 2001
• Chad Pennington: shoulder, 2005 (twice)
• Deuce McAllister: knee, 2005
• Daunte Culpepper: knee, 2005 and 2006
• Takeo Spikes: achilles tendon, 2005
• Donovin Darius: ACL, 2005; shoulder, 2006
• Drew Brees: shoulder, 2006
• Byron Leftwich: ankle, 2006
• Donovan McNabb: knee, 2006
• Matt Hasselbeck: shoulder, 2007
• Joey Porter: knee, 2007
• Kenny Irons: knee, 2007
• Isaiah Kacyvenski: knee, 2007
• D.J. Shockley: knee, 2007
Baseball players
• Roger Clemens: 1985, shoulder, 1985
• David Wells: 1985, elbow, 1985
• Jimmy Key: elbow, 1988; shoulder, 1994, 1995
• Jose Rijo: elbow, 1995; five more elbow ops, 1996-2003
• Steve Karsay: elbow, 1995; shoulder, 2003
• Kerry Wood: elbow, 1999
• John Smoltz: elbow, 2000 and 2003
• Carl Pavano: elbow, 2001 and 2006
• Jon Lieber: elbow, 2002
• A.J. Burnett : elbow, 2003
• Andy Pettitte: elbow, 2004
• Gary Sheffield: shoulder, 2004
• Jim Thome: elbow, 2005
• Mark Prior: shoulder, 2007
• Anibal Sanchez: shoulder, 2007
• Freddie Garcia: shoulder, 2007
• Chris Ray: elbow, 2007
Basketball players
• Charles Barkley: shoulder, 1990
• Michael Jordan: shoulder (therapy, not surgery), 1994
• Penny Hardaway: knee, 1996
• Randy Livingston: knee, 1996
• Scottie Pippen: elbow, 2001
• Allen Iverson: elbow, 2001
• Aaron McKie: shoulder, 2001
• Chris Webber: knee, 2003
• Shaun Livingston: knee, 2007
Golfers
• Jack Nicklaus: knee, 1984
• Jerry Pate: shoulders, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2006
• Mark McCumber: shoulder, 1996
This^^ was taken from an article in 2007.
This post was edited on 3/14/10 at 11:24 am
Posted on 3/14/10 at 11:29 am to jatebe
• Deuce McAllister: knee, 2005
Dr. Andrews operated on my son's rotator cuff the same day he operated on Deuce's knee. One the nurses said Dr. Andrews performed about 16 operations per day twice a week back then. Amazing, especially for someone his age.
Dr. Andrews operated on my son's rotator cuff the same day he operated on Deuce's knee. One the nurses said Dr. Andrews performed about 16 operations per day twice a week back then. Amazing, especially for someone his age.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 11:38 am to Choctaw Hog
I went to school with his two daughters at OM. One was pretty cool, the other was pretty stuck up
Posted on 3/14/10 at 12:18 pm to LSU8932
While in Columbus, Andrews built up relationships with not only Auburn but Troy, Tuskegee and Livingston(now West Alabama). Can't figure out why it took so long for Alabama to form a relationship with him.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 12:23 pm to WRhodesTider
Add me to that list!
El Guapo21 - shoulder - 2007
El Guapo21 - shoulder - 2007
Posted on 3/14/10 at 12:23 pm to LSU8932
He's a team doctor for both Alabama and Auburn.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 1:15 pm to deaux68
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but if you have ever been to Andrews' practice it's not just one athlete.
The hallway looks like a who's who of sports figures.
Tripe H went to him a couple of years ago for his knee injury. They even showed it on Monday Night RAW.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 1:20 pm to saescott
Here's a question. He obviously deals with both Auburn and Bama's teams, but one of his daughters cheered at OM. I wonder who he cheers for. Even if he cheered for another team before his daughter went to OM, I would imagine he probably pulls for them a bit now
Posted on 3/14/10 at 2:21 pm to hehatedrew
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hehatedrew
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I wonder who he cheers for.
Did you not read my post?
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His rooting interests lie firmly with Auburn, with whom he has long been affiliated, and he takes sides (with the exception of the Auburn-Alabama game) when "covering" football games.
Posted on 3/14/10 at 2:23 pm to jatebe
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Did you not read my post
Guess I didn't
If I had a child affiliated with athletics at another school, I am sure I would start to cheer for them though
Some would be tougher than others though.
This post was edited on 3/14/10 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 3/14/10 at 2:23 pm to jatebe
He's a big Auburn fan even though he serves as team doctor for both AU and UA......
But he has his degree from LSU....
But he has his degree from LSU....
Posted on 3/14/10 at 2:27 pm to nativetiger
Didn't he patch favre up recently?
Posted on 3/14/10 at 2:28 pm to nativetiger
He's also a pretty cool guy. He repaired my acl,mcl in 99.
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