Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig;^[1] June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball player. Due to his reliability and stamina, he was nicknamed the Iron Horse. He played with Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees who were thought the best team of that time. He played with the Yankees for most of his playing time which started in 1923 and ended in 1939. He played in 2,130 games without a rest, which was the most of any player until Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995. When he stopped playing as well, he went to a doctor who found out Gehrig had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS – which is now sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease). The doctor told Gehrig he had only a short time to live. On July 4, 1939, there was a celebration of Gehrig by the other Yankees, and Gehrig gave a speech that became well-known. When he spoke that day he said he was "the luckiest man on the face of the earth". The mayor of New York City congratulated him for his teamwork. He died less than two years later in New York City.

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Lou Gehrig in Columbia uniform, 1921
Gehrig as a player for the Columbia University football team, 1922
Gehrig during his rookie year, 1923
Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, and Babe Ruth, 1928
Gehrig and Detroit slugger Hank Greenberg in 1935
Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players, from left to right Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. All seven would be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Gehrig's funeral at Christ Episcopal Church in Riverdale, Bronx, June 4, 1941
Lou and Eleanor Gehrig's headstone in Kensico Cemetery (the year of his birth was erroneously inscribed as "1905")
Lou Gehrig Way in New Rochelle, New York: He lived in a modest home at 9 Meadow Lane in the Residents Park section near the College of New Rochelle.