Lou Gehrig (Henry Louis Gehrig, 1903–1941), who played as a first baseman for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball from 1925, earned the nickname “The Iron Horse.” Over the next 14 years, he ...

BOSTON -- Scientists funded in part by the NFL said they have found evidence connecting head injuries in athletes to a condition that mimics Lou Gehrig's disease. Dr. Ann McKee said she found toxic ...

In the 71 years since the Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig declared himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” despite dying from a disease that would soon bear his name, he has stood as America’s ...