The Cause Of Lou Gehrig's Disease

“Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth” (Speech 1). Lou Gehrig, went from being a big time baseball player to receiving ALS, he rose above it and became one of the most inspirational people in the world. Lou is also a very heroic figure because of his baseball career, being diagnosed with ALS, and his long lasting legacy.
During Lou Gehrig’s career, he was a dominant baseball player and an influential figure. Also During his career, he was known for his strength and skill. “Baseball was the most popular sport in the United States at the time, and so Lou Gehrig was, well-known throughout the country, as very strong human and had a never give up mentality (Bumas 4). This passage
The iron horse, as he was known to admirers had a lifetime batting average of .340, and his 493 home runs rank him among the game’s best” (Gehrig). This example demonstrates that Lou Gehrig dominated on the baseball field in all categories of the game. Although Lou Gehrig was a dominant baseball player, ALS ended his life to soon.
ALS disease is commonly known as Lou Gehrig disease. First, Lou’s career changed rapidly when he was diagnosed with ALS. “The great New York Yankees first baseman was diagnosed with ALS in 1939 and died two years later from the progressive neuromuscular disorder” (Aebischer). This passage suggests that Lou Gehrig had a very good life playing baseball until he was diagnosed with ALS and passed away. Next, Lou Gehrig was the man who discovered ALS, he may not have been the first to have had it. “Lou Gehrig was discovered by the disease, be he made it famous” (Bumas 3). This passage implies that people may not have been too familiar with Lou before he got ALS, but he has made that disease famous. Lastly, ALS took Lou Gehrig’s life too early. "Two years after Lou was diagnosed with ALS he passed away at the age of 37" (Gehrig 4). This