Gehrig's spirit saluted in 'Luckiest Man' "Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig" by Jonathan Eig Simon & Schuster, $26, 420 pp. Posted: Mar 19, 2008 11:40:30
... decades ago, I first learned about the legendary first baseman Lou Gehrig from the 1943 film "Pride of the Yankees" starring Gary ... of baseball. But even more, it's a tribute to the strength of Lou Gehrig's spirit. Bob Larkin, a former Journal sportswriter, lives ...