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It is unlikely that we will ever definitively prove whether Gehrig died of ALS or a trauma-related motor neuron disorder diagnosis. His remains were cremated and the Mayo Clinic has sealed his...
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Jun 21, 2022 · Baseball Players. How Lou Gehrig Was Felled by the Mysterious Disease That Took His Name. The baseball great exhibited an optimistic outlook as he sought to beat back the illness that robbed him...
Gehrig never played again and retired in early 1939 at age 36. On July 4, 1939, he delivered his "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth" speech [10] at Yankee Stadium. Two years later, Gehrig died of complications from ALS.
Apr 2, 2014 · Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig played for the New York Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s, setting the mark for consecutive games played. He died of ALS in 1941.
Jun 2, 2016 · For the baseball world last week mourned 37-year-old Lou Gehrig, onetime Yankee first baseman, who had succumbed after two years to a rare, incurable disease known as amyotrophic lateral...
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Apr 16, 2018 · Seventy-seven years ago, Lou Gehrig’s life was swiftly ebbing. The body that had been so strong, so muscular and so capable of magnificent feats on a baseball diamond, was being ravaged by...
Sep 18, 2024 · In 1939, Gehrig was diagnosed with a rare nervous system disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); this disease has come to be known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. On May 2, he took himself out of the Yankees’ lineup, and he never played baseball again.
