The Pride of the Yankees
Year | 1942 |
Starring | Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan |
Director(s) | Sam Wood |
Rating | Unrated |
Genre(s) | Biography, Drama, Family, Romance |
Runtime | 128 min |
Gehrig played 2,130 consecutive baseball games during his run in baseball. In 1939 he delivered his now famous “Luckiest Man” speech upon his retirement. Gehrig tragically succumbed to ALS at the age of 37; the debilitating disease is often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.