Unfortunately, Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with a terminal illness midseason and was bedridden for the last days of his life. He didn't participate in anything due to the sickness.
The first Iron man.
Lou Gehrig broke Everett Scotts record for consecutive games played of 1,307. Gehrig broke Scott's record on August 17, 1933. Lou would play 2,130 consecutive games setting a...
To not be too facetious, I'll put it bluntly. He died from his own disease.Lou Gehrig's disease. You usually retire from your profession when you're about to abruptly die. To answer another question,...