Dictionary   FastHealth  Email This!

 


Lou Geh·rig's disease

n :  AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
 
Gehrig, Lou (1903-1941),
American baseball player. Gehrig began playing for the New York Yankees in 1925. He soon became a fine first baseman and an outstanding hitter. He compiled a lifetime major-league average of .340. He was the American League home-run champion in 1931, 1934, and 1936 and was named the American League's most valuable player in 1927, 1931, 1934, and 1936. Nicknamed the “Iron Horse,” he played a total of 2130 consecutive games in 14 seasons. His career ended in 1939 when he learned that he was suffering from a rare form of paralysis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the years following his death the disease became popularly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
 
   

 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2024.







               



               



Atchison Hospital (Atchison, Kansas - Atchison County)