Lou Gehrig: A Quiet Hero

by Frank Graham

A biography of the courageous young man who became one of the greatest baseball players of all time

Genres: Sports, Biography, Baseball

186 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 1942

Reviews

[Tom Stamper · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in Junior High School when the only books I would read were about baseball, and mostly about the New York Yankees. Lou was a star in football and baseball at Columbia University and was a hall of fame baseball player for the New York Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s. Unlike his gregarious teammate, Babe Ruth, Gehrig was reserved. He would become Yankee captain in the 1930s would be last to hold the title until Thurman Munson in the 1970s.

The most vivid memory after all these years was the poverty of his childhood. Lou's parent's were German Immigrants and having more than one pair of pants was a luxury. Young Lou was ashamed of his pants and somehow got a hold of another pair that he hid away. He would change into the hidden pants on the way to school and do the reverse on the way home.

Mayo Clinic June 1939

Lou: So what do you say, Doc?
Doctor: I'm afraid you have Lou Gehrig's disease.
Lou: I ****ing knew it.

[Erik Rostad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read, written in 1942, covering the life of Lou Gehrig. What a man. A life cut tragically short. This book was suggested by Cal Fussman on the Tim Ferriss Show Podcast.

[Ronald]

probably read in spring 1968