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Website
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The Als Association

For Students 9th - 10th
The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS. This website guides you through information regarding ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), discusses the global, cutting-edge...
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Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Lou Gehrig

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson presents a brief lesson on Lou Gehrig from birth through his death at age 36.
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Unit Plan
The History Place

The History Place: Great Speeches Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Lou Gehrig: Farewell to Baseball Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball delivered on July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium, in New York after being diagnosed with a debilitating disease that was ultimately named for him.
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Article
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Gehrig Legacy One of Irony

For Students 9th - 10th
Although he had a record setting baseball career, Lou Gehrig is most remembered for a speech he gave at Yankee Stadium after learning he had a career ending disease, ALS, which is now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Lou Gehrig and Character Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
After reading book or short story about Lou Gehrig, learners conduct online research to learn more about him. Using the material they gather about his life and character, students create a flyer/poster. Learners then participate in a...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The 18 Year Old Woman Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

For Students 9th - 10th
On April 2, 1931, minor leaguer Jackie Mitchell fanned the Yankees' sluggers in an exhibition, a feat widely celebrated. But was it a stunt or legit? No promotion generated as much publicity as on April 2, 1931, when he pitched...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Lou Gehrig the Luckiest Man

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Flipchart created by Cynthia Kussman, Fairfield County School District, SC - Lou Gehrig - The Luckiest Man by David Adler - Flipchart to support the biography of the baseball player known as the Iron...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Lou Gehrig

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2000 to commemorate Lou Gehrig. With a short passage on his legendary baseball career playing for the New York Yankees.
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Website
Other

Lou Gehrig's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides basic information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Lou Gehrig

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Lou Gehrig.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Lou Gehrig

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Lou Gehrig
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Graphic
Curated OER

Lou Gehrig

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Lou Gehrig.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Lou Gehrig

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Lou Gehrig.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Espn: Lou Gehrig

For Students 9th - 10th
Although he had a record setting baseball career, Lou Gehrig is most remembered for a speech he gave at Yankee Stadium after learning he had a career ending disease, ALS, which is now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.