01272cam a2200301 i 4500 295902520 TxAuBib 20100106120000.0 050122s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004059137 9780743245913 0743245911 DLC eng rda DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Eig, Jonathan. Luckiest man [BOOK] : the life and death of Lou Gehrig / Jonathan Eig. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005. viii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Recounts the life of the Hall of Fame ballplayer whose career was cut short by the disease now commonly called after him, in a portrait that shares details about his rivalry with Babe Ruth, the onset of his illness, and the final years of his life. 20100106. Gehrig, Lou 1903-1941. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Patients United States Biography. Baseball players United States Biography. Biographies.