Lou Gehrig

Pride of the Yankees

Paul Gallico, Paul Gallico

• Publisher: Open Road Media
• eBook ISBN:
  9781504009492
• Year: 2015

A touching tribute to one of the greatest ballplayers of all time 
For seventeen seasons, Lou Gehrig was the heart and soul of the New York Yankees. The power-hitting first baseman donned the pinstripes for 2,130 consecutive games, a streak that earned him the nickname "the Iron Horse" and went unbroken for more than five decades. World Series champion, All-Star, American League Most Valuable Player, Triple Crown winner—the list of Gehrig's on-field achievements is spectacular. But he is best remembered for the grace and the strength with which he faced an insurmountable challenge off the field: the disease that ended his career and which now bears his name.
 
When he retired on April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig called himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." His words continue to resonate more than seventy-five years after they were spoken. In this heartfelt biography, which was the basis for the Academy Award–winning film  The Pride of the Yankees, starring Gary Cooper, legendary sportswriter Paul Gallico tells the story of how a son of German immigrants rose to the pinnacle of greatness in America's pastime and inspired the nation as no other athlete ever has.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• 1. The Time, the Place—and the Man
• 2. Youth of a Hero
• 3. The Making of an Athlete
• 4. “There Was a Man Named Ruth”
• 5. A Career Ended and Begun
• 6. Those Fabulous Yankees
• 7. The Bitter Impatient Days of Trial
• 8. Lou and Babe and the Yanks—Onwards and Upwards
• 9. “Strike Out You Big Goof”—It Was Love!
• 10. The Course and the Obstacle
• 11. Happily Ever After
• 12. The Full Measure of Success
• 13. “What’s the Matter with Gehrig?”
• 14. Portrait of Courage
• 15. “The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth”
• 16. Pass to Valhalla
• About the Author
• Copyright Page