Gehrig
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The baseballs got top billing in the wide-ranging auction that included 579 items, but a Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey sold for well more than the three balls combined.
From Los Angeles Times
In the United States, baseball player Lou Gehrig died from the condition aged 39.
From BBC
It took Dane nine months before he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
From Los Angeles Times
“That was so much more than a number. It connected the moment to one six decades earlier. It connected Cal Ripken to freaking Lou Gehrig. It evokes memories and emotions unlike numbers in any sport.”
From Los Angeles Times
Creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018 at age 57 after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease, was — appropriately — a teacher of marine biology in Southern California before switching to animation.
From Los Angeles Times
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