Lou Gehrig

1903–1941 (age 38)

Baseball Player

Biography

Lou Gehrig was an American professional baseball player who became one of the greatest first basemen in Major League Baseball history. Playing for the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1939, he earned the nickname "The Iron Horse" for his remarkable durability and consecutive game streak of 2,130 games, a record that stood for decades.

Gehrig's legacy extends beyond his impressive statistics and achievements on the field. He is remembered not only for his exceptional talent and dedication to the sport, but also for his courage and dignity in facing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that would later bear his name. His farewell speech at Yankee Stadium in 1939 remains one of the most poignant moments in sports history.

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