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Lou Gehrig's disease
Lou Gehrig's disease (loo ge-rigz) n. see
(amyotrophic lateral) sclerosis. [ Lou Gehrig (1903–41), US baseball player who suffered from it]
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Lou Gehrig Was a Quiet Man Who Did Not Exploit His Name
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 9/5/1995; 700+ words
; ...So, here are some facts about Lou Gehrig. He played 15 complete seasons and...Ray Robinson wrote Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time. RAY ROBINSON, Author...hit. The very next man at bat, Lou Gehrig, came to bat, and with very little...
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Remembering the day Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak ended, 60 years ago Sunday.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...of his recliner and acted out Lou Gehrig's last moments on a ball field...he was making nice contact. Lou Gehrig must have said to himself...gets knocked out of the box.' Lou laughed.'' Part of Gehrig's legend around Detroit is...
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2nd to Ruth, 2nd to Ripken; But as a Person of Magnitude, Lou Gehrig Is Second to None
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/6/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...games, upstaging the record set by Lou Gehrig that stood, decade after decade...set the record that Ripken broke. Lou Gehrig can go proudly into history as No...when measured against Cal Ripken, Lou Gehrig was much the better ballplayer...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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LOU GEHRIG'S FINAL BATTLE PROVES WHAT A HERO HE WAS.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 4/8/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...new book refers to a statement Lou Gehrig made when he was honored at...lateral sclerosis - now known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." Gehrig, the...grandstand: 'We want Lou! We want Lou.' ". . . Ever so slowly, Gehrig leaned toward the microphone...
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Lou Gehrig - The Man Whose Record Will Be Broken
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 9/6/1995; 700+ words
; ...played, Frank Deford looks back at Lou Gehrig, the man whose record will be broken...Commentator: Sixty-two summers ago when Lou Gehrig passed one Everett Scott [sp] for...great record he is breaking, it is Lou Gehrig's record. There were, however...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+News+Service) "The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Lou Gehrig still not fully appreciated.
Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 6/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...ORLANDO, Fla. _ Thursday is Lou Gehrig's 100th birthday. What...it seems in life that Gehrig was always upstaged by something. In true Lou form, he won't complain...It was July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee...
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Lou Gehrig's memorable words should not be used for commercial purposes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; PHILADELPHIA _ LOU GEHRIG stepped to the microphone at Yankee...people to the cause is acceptable. "Lou Gehrig was a great player, people are aware...image of Gehrig without thinking of Lou Gehrig's disease. He is associated with...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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The heroic life of Lou Gehrig
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/8/2005; ; 618 words
; ...05-08-2005 The heroic life of Lou Gehrig By DAN McGRATH, Chicago Tribune...LUCKIEST MAN: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, by Jonathan Eig; Simon & Schuster, 432 pages, $26. Lou Gehrig burst into baseball stardom during...
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Lou Gehrig's death
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...for these records that Lou Gehrig became an American folk...at-bats with no RBIs. Gehrig's wife Eleanor and his...Eleanor was perplexed to see Lou, who was normally a strong...occasions. In March 1939 Gehrig returned to St. Petersburg...
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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Nine; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. New York: Simon &...had wanted to write about Lou Gehrig as a third grader, when...seemed a terrible shame for Lou. He didn't seem to care...return to the equine motif, Gehrig, the team's workhorse...
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Lou Gehrig's Disease
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Lou Gehrig's disease Definition Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is...baseball player whose career was ended because of it. Description Lou Gehrig's disease is a disease of the motor neurons, those nerve...
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Gehrig, Lou
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Lou Gehrig 1903-1941 American baseball player...Dangerous stunts aside, the elder Gehrig encouraged Lou's physical development, often taking...American men gathered. Heinrich Gehrig also bought Lou his first baseball glove. Taste of...
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Gehrig, Heinrich Ludwig "Lou" 1903-1941
Book article from: American Decades
...1941 Baseballs iron horse Disaster Lou Gehrig, the New York Yankees first baseman...1939 the Yankees held an official Lou Gehrig Day at which 61,808 fans listened...inscribed John Kieran's poem "To Lou Gehrig," written at the request of the...
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Lou Gehrig
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Lou Gehrig One of baseball's greatest hitters, Lou Gehrig (1903-1941) was a teammate of Babe...face of the earth." A Strapping Youth Lou Gehrig was born in New York City on June 19...
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Gehrig, Lou 19O3-1941
Book article from: American Decades
GEHRIG, LOU 19O3-1941 Baseball player Young Athlete...surviving child of German immigrants, young Lou Gehrig was an outstanding all-around athlete...skills as a first baseman. Larrupin' Lou Gehrig batted .295 and .313 in his first two...
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