Jun 17, 2016 · Virtually every American today, be they a baseball fan or not, knows Lou Gehrig’s “bad break” was his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fierce …

Jun 21, 2022 · 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 …

Jun 28, 2022 · Gehrig was at the center for nearly a week until he received a diagnosis on June 19 of that year (via PBS). On his 36th birthday, Dr. Harold Habein informed him that he had …

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 …

Mar 22, 2021 · On June 3, 1941, Lou Gehrig died at age 36 of what was thought to be amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The famous New York Yankee was forced to retire from …

Apr 10, 2024 · ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it. The exact cause of the disease is still not known. A small number of cases …

Feb 2, 2023 · Gehrig was one of the first prominent people to be diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Gehrig's battle with the disease was so public that his name was given …

Jun 15, 2016 · On the Fourth of July in 1939, Lou Gehrig said farewell to fans at Yankee Stadium because he had contracted a fatal disease. He added, “I might have been given a bad break, …

Aug 17, 2010 · NYT: Some other athletes and soldiers given a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, might actually have a different disease caused by …

On June 2, 1941, the U.S. lost one of its greatest heroes, Lou Gehrig, to a disease that would become synonymous with his name. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), thereafter, would …