Baseball's original iron man, Lou Gehrig is best known as
Babe Ruth's most outstanding cohort in the center of the great Yankees' "Murder's Row" lineup, and for his courageous fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a disease which would afterward become popularly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." Gehrig, among the best first basemen in baseball history, played his entire career with the Yankees. Gehrig's career spanned the peak of Ruth's prowess to the budding of
Joe DiMaggio as a superstar. Gehrig's Yankee teams won World Series in 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939. Lou Gehrig was elected to the Hall Of Fame in 1939.
An Eau Claire man helped his wife fight Lou Gehrig's Disease for a year and a half, and has now written a song about the journey.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:44:20 GMTThe songwriter is inspired by Nancy O'Dell to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease research
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:17:22 GMTOn good days, 37-year-old Frederick Johnson speaks clearly, has energy and is able to go outside. On bad days, he can barely talk, is angry and gets headaches. His wife, Sabrina, 33, said he isn't functional at all those days.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:12:14 GMTWhenever CarolAnn Garratt shows off the single-engine airplane she plans to pilot around the globe in world-record time, the invariable reaction is:
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:11:09 GMTPilots Hope To Circle Globe In Just Seven Days Flying for a cure, CarolAnn Garratt and Carol Foy, who have family members diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, will circumnavigate the world in seven days, in a small Mooney M20J, attempting to shatter a world record to raise money and awareness for ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:25:15 GMT
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Hollywood legend Gary Cooper played Lou in the story of his life, "The Pride of the Yankees."
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