Lou Gehrig Iron Horse. Pool play will begin on wednesday, july 13th. Of course, the iron horse is most known for his 2,130 consecutive games played streak, which was a record until cal ripken jr.

Lou gehrig, “the iron horse” and “the pride of the yankees” on july 4th, 1939, gave what to this day was the most memorable speech that any sportsman could have ever made when, he called himself, “the luckiest guy on the face of the earth”. Though more than seven decades have passed since the death of lou gehrig, the life of baseball’s iron horse still resonates with fans of the national pastime. Ships from and sold by amazon.com.