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Lou Gehrig

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Noun1.Lou Gehrig - baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)Lou Gehrig - baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)


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The protein also slowed muscle wasting associated with the illness, which is named after the star US baseball player Lou Gehrig, who died in 1941 after suffering from the disease.
The protein also slowed muscle wasting associated with the illness, which is named after the star US baseball player Lou Gehrig, who died in 1941 after suffering from the disease.
13, 1941, by New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig, six months before he died In dozens of letters, New York Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig implored doctors to try experimental pills and injections he hoped could cure him from an illness that took away his ability to walk, eat and even breathe.
 
 
 
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