History Creator / LouGehrig

Gehrig is well known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games at first base for the Yankees from June 1, 1925 to May 1, 1939, a record that earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse" and stood for 56 years.[[note]] It was eclipsed in 1995 by the Baltimore Orioles' shortstop/third baseman Cal Ripken, who finished his own consecutive-games streak at 2,632. [[/note]] He is also remembered for his [[FinalSpeech farewell speech]] given at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, from which the quote above is taken.

* ''Film/{{Speedy}}'' (1928): A Creator/HaroldLloyd comedy in which Gehrig can be briefly glimpsed in the background of a scene where Lloyd's cab driver character drops Creator/BabeRuth off at Yankee Stadium.

Gehrig is well known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games at first base for the Yankees from June 1, 1925 to May 1, 1939, a record that earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse" and stood for 56 years.[[note]] It was eclipsed in 1995 by the Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken, who finished his own consecutive-games streak at 2,632. [[/note]] He is also remembered for his [[FinalSpeech farewell speech]] given at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, from which the quote above is taken.

Gehrig is well known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games for the Yankees from June 1, 1925 to May 1, 1939, a record that earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse" and stood for 56 years.[[note]] It was eclipsed in 1995 by the Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken, who finished his own consecutive-games streak at 2,632. [[/note]] He is also remembered for his [[FinalSpeech farewell speech]] given at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, from which the quote above is taken.

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Gehrig retired in 1939 after contracting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALS ALS]][[note]] Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [[/note]] and died in 1941 at the age of 37, after which the disease became commonly known (in North America, anyway) as "Lou Gehrig's disease".

He was married to Eleanor Gehrig.

Gehrig is well known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games for the Yankees, a record that earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse" and stood for more than five decades.[[note]] It was eclipsed in 1995 by the Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken, who finished his own consecutive-games streak at 2,632 three years later. [[/note]] He's also well remembered for his [[FinalSpeech farewell speech]] given at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, from which the quote above is taken.

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* ''Film/ThePrideOfTheYankees'': Creator/GaryCooper plays him in the film.
* ''Film/{{Rawhide|1938}}'': He appears as himself.

Gehrig retired in 1939 after contracting ALS and died in 1941 at the age of 37. The disease afterward became known (in North America, anyway) as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Gehrig is well known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games for the Yankees, a record that earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse" and stood for 56 years.[[note]] It was eclipsed by the Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken, who finished his own consecutive-games streak at 2,632. [[/note]] He is also known for his famous [[FinalSpeech farewell speech]] where he said "today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth".

Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig; June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who spent 17 seasons playing for the New York Yankees (1923-1939).

Gehrig is also known for his famous [[FinalSpeech farewell speech]] where he said "today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth".

Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, June 19, 1903 - June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who spent 17 seasons playing for the New York Yankees (1923-1939).

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* ''Film/{{Rawhide|1938}}'': He appears as himself.

Gehrig retired in 1939 after being ALS and died in 1941 at the age of 37. The disease is known as Lou Gehrig's disease, named after him.

Gehrig is also known for his famous speech where he said "I am the luckiest man in the world".

* ''Film/{{Rawhide}}'': He appears as himself.