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Lou Gehrig and the History of ALS
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Lou Gehrig - Wikipedia
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July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig says farewell to baseball with 'Luckiest
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Remembering Lou Gehrig
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Lou Gehrig may not have really had Lou Gehrig's disease
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Lou Gehrig's Disease - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Lou Gehrig, Biography, Statistics, Disease, & Facts
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