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Barely one year after lou gehrig s death from the motorneuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als, the heartbreaking story of his life became the second sports movie ever after the. Lou gehrig was a charismatic american baseball player after whom the gehrigs disease, which took his life, was named. Lou gehrig the iron horse, the pride of the yankees audio book by jonathan eig read by edward herrmann. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legen. Jonathan eig is a former writer and editor for the chicago bureau of the wall street journal and the former executive editor of chicago magazine. In a city where sports superstars have rarely tried to hide. Luckiest man explores life of baseballs gehrig jonathan eigs new book, luckiest man, looks at the life of new york yankee hero lou gehrig, on and off the field. The luckiest man, a san francisco chronicle best book of the year. Many people understood that reality from the beginning, as explained in the new book, the pride of the yankees. Apr 26, 2005 luckiest man explores life of baseballs gehrig jonathan eigs new book, luckiest man, looks at the life of new york yankee hero lou gehrig, on and off the field. Doctors at the mayo clinic diagnosed gehrig with a very rare form of degenerative disease. Jonathan eig, author of the new book, luckiest man, has a column on the final years of lou gehrig s life featured in todays wsj. However, this version of events is a myth, according to luckiest man.
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