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henry louis gehrig

 

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Noun henry louis gehrig has 1 sense
  1. Gehrig, Lou Gehrig, Henry Louis Gehrig - baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
    --1 is a kind of ballplayer, baseball player

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Henry Louis Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig, also known as Lou Gehrig, was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1939.

Noun

Sense 1: A legendary baseball player and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sample Sentence: Henry Louis Gehrig's remarkable career with the New York Yankees made him one of the most iconic figures in baseball history.

Sense 2: A progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.

Sample Sentence: Henry Louis Gehrig was diagnosed with the eponymous disease that ultimately took his life.

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