Henry Louis “Lou” Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig,

A native of New York City, he played for the New York Yankees until his career was cut small by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now commonly referred to in the United States and Canada as Lou Gehrig’s Disease., stood for 56 years until finally broken by Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles on September 6, 1995.

Gehrig accumulated 1,995 runs batted in (RBI) in seventeen seasons with a lifetime batting average of .340, a lifetime on-base percentage of .
Source: Wikipedia

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• MLB to honor Lou Gehrig on the Fourth of July : All Things Rockies …
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• Letters from Lou Gehrig « Generation Third
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• Teams Honor Lou Gehrig, Help Fight ALS
  On July 4th, every Major League baseball home team will conduct ceremonies to honor the 70 year anniversary of the now infamous Lou Gehrig “Luckiest Man on Earth” speech and to bring awareness and financial support to organizations … Read more
• Lou Gehrig's speech and the Manville, N.J., connection …
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• Terrible Cripple: Baseball, Lou Gehrig, and Disability History
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• Lou Gehrig's Disease – Kansas City Star
  Baseball has teamed with four non-profit organizations to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. But what is ALS, which is better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease? Read more

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