Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

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by Jonathan Eig · 2005

Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026

A biography of New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, tracing his rise to baseball stardom, his celebrated rivalry with Babe Ruth, and his record-setting consecutive-games streak. The book also examines Gehrig’s battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the disease that ended his career and became associated with his name.

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