When Eleanor died in 1984, one of her wishes was not fulfilled, which is why, years later, her longtime lawyer found himself in a car driving from Long Island to Valhalla, the key to the Gehrig ...

Lou Gehrig played a record 2,130 consecutive ballgames for the Yankees from June 1, 1925, to May 2, 1939. Oriole Player Cal Ripken in 1995 broke this record while playing in 2,632 consecutive games.

This Fourth of July brings with it a special anniversary for New Yorkers. On this day 85 years ago Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig, suffering from ALS, the neurodegenerative illness now known as ...

"Since the 1950s when Eleanor Gehrig stepped into the role of Campaign Chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, we have been catalyzing efforts to unravel the mysteries of ALS and ...

At Eleanor’s 1984 funeral, only two attended, her attorney George Pollack and his wife. And so ended the sad Gehrig family saga; Lou gone too soon, and his family unhappily bickering all the way ...

MLB teams wore No. 4 patches and wristbands on Sunday ahead of Lou Gehrig Day 2025. The fifth annual edition of Lou Gehrig Day is set for June 2. Clubs not playing Monday wore the tribute one day ...