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Gehrig, [Henry] Louis (Lou; the Iron Horse; orig. Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig)
Born: 1903 AD
Died: 1941 AD, at 38 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1941 AD, at 38 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US baseball player
first baseman for New York Yankees 1925-1939
played in 2,130 consecutive games, record until broken by Cal Ripken Jr. 1995
victim and eponym of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
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