Slightly O/T: Did Lou Gehrig really have Lou Gehrig's Disease?

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08-17-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by scooter729

And I will beat Rob to the punch and wish condolences to the entire Gehrig family.

Are there even any Gehrig blood relatives left?

The medical community may have to rename the disease if this is actually the case. "Joe Rogalski's Disease" doesn't quite have the same effect, however (Rogalski was another prewar MLB veteran to succumb to ALS).

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