Who Is Lou Gehrig? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lou Gehrig is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Henry Louis Gehrig, with over 27 comic issue appearances. Legendary New York Yankee baseball player. His record of playing in the most consecutive games stood for decades, but was finally broken by Cal Ripken, Jr.

Who is Lou Gehrig?

Lou Gehrig (1903 - 1941) was a highly successful baseball player whose career lasted from 1923 to 1939. He is strongly associated with the New York Yankees. He played for the team in his entire professional career. He was forced to retire due to suffering from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neurone disease. He died of the disease two years later. In the United States and Canada the disease has been nicknamed Lou Gehrig's as his case made the disease widely known beyond the medical circles. Lou gave the most famous baseball speech of all time when he was forced to announce his retirement. Here are the two most memorable lines from his farewell address.

Key facts

Lou Gehrig is of human origin. The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 27 recorded issue appearances, Lou Gehrig ranks among the most featured characters in comics.