This is a biography of Lou Gehrig, the legendary first baseman of the N Y Yankees of the 20's and 30's. I grew up thinking about Gehrig, Babe Ruth, and Ty Cobb. I grew up thinking about baseball period.
In this book I learned the following.
The Gehrig family is German. Lou Gehrig was second generation.
Gehrig was a shy and insecure man.
He lived at home with parents before he married Eleanor.
During the legendary season of 1927 he lived at home with his parents.
He was considered dull especially in comparison to Babe Ruth.
He hit the ball probably as hard as anyone who has ever played the game.
The disease that killed Gehrig, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now popularly known as Lou Gehrig Disease, was first diagnosed in 1874. It is a horrible disease. The mind remains intact while the body's muscles slowly atrophy. The victim slowly loses all muscular control. To this day, we do not know the cause nor is there a cure.
Lou Gehrig was a model of courage and endurance.
2 comments:
What baseball player did you most like as a tyke and why?
Mickey Mantle was everybody's favorite player in the 60's.
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