Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was an American baseball player, known as "the Iron Horse," who played first base for the New York Yankees and became a lasting symbol of courage and humility. The son of German immigrants in New York City, he attended Columbia University before joining the Yankees in 1923. From 1925 to 1939 he played in 2,130 consecutive games, a record that stood for 56 years. A quiet, steady presence beside Babe Ruth, he helped the Yankees win six World Series, twice won the American League Most Valuable Player award and earned the Triple Crown in 1934. In 1939 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now often called by his name. In his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4, he called himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." He was elected to the Hall of Fame that year and died in 1941.
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