[click here to return to the main news page] Photos courtesy of WWF Magazine, February/March 1987
Graham, before operation, vows he'll be back in his wrestling boots in no time. "nothing puts me down," said the superstar.
Physicians at Centinela Hospital Center in Inglewood, California, examine X-rays of Graham's knee before operation. The damaged hip was extremely painful, but Graham had been wrestling with it without complaint.
Dr. Dorr repaired the Superstar's hip socket and implanted a new ball made of space-age metal, titanium. "It was the biggest size made." says Dorr of the device. "But, then, he's avery big man."
A rare sight-Superstar Billy Graham unconscious. The physician who administered the anesthetic to Graham can claim an extraordianary distinction. He put Superstar down.
After surgery, Graham is as high-spirited as ever. Still in recovery, he is already planning his ring comeback. His "thumbs up" gesture shows his optimism.
Graham undergoing therapy. Physicians said his remarkable body and condition will speed his recovery.
