Gehrig

[ ger-ig ]

/ ˈgɛr ɪg /

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noun

Henry Louis "Lou", 1903–41, U.S. baseball player.

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How to use Gehrig in a sentence

Given the brand’s relationship with baseball, featuring Gehrig in ’34 was a no-brainer, and it started a tradition that has snowballed into one of the most iconic non-competition prizes in sports.
What’s Rarer Than Gold? Making It Onto A Wheaties Box.|Kaleigh Rogers|August 6, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
He singled to right field to pass the great Lou Gehrig, one of just a handful of better players to wear the pinstripes.
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Lou Gehrig's disease hasn't been this hot since, well, Lou Gehrig.
The Ice Bucket Challenge: Celebrities Promote ALS Awareness, Washboard Abs|Amy Zimmerman|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eleanor sat next to Mom and Pop Gehrig, for Lou's sickness had brought them all closer together.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address|Ray Robinson|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At that moment the chant “We want Gehrig, we want Gehrig” started to rumble from every corner of the big ballpark.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address|Ray Robinson|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lou Gehrig, in his quiet, methodical, all but invisible way, was having a fantastic year.
Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records|Bill Bryson|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST