Footage from 1935 of baseball legend Lou Gehrig and former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey at New York City’s famous gym run by Artie McGovern–as featured in the New York Times:
Henry Louis “Lou” or “Buster” Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was a baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, a trait which earned him his nickname “The Iron Horse.” He finished with a career batting average of .340, an on-base percentage of .447, a slugging percentage of .632, and he tallied 493 home runs and 1,995 runs batted in (RBIs). A seven-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion, Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934 and was twice named the American League’s Most Valuable Player. Gehrig was the first MLB player to have his uniform number retired, and he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
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The Marx Brothers with Lou Gehrig, who retired from baseball on June 21, 1939. Source: Library of Congress.
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Babe Ruth giving his old teammate and friend Lou Gehrig a hug after Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee stadium. (July 4, 1939). Source: Wikipedia.
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Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Cochrane, members of the Oakland Athletics, pose for a picture with New York Yankees Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. From left to right: Foxx, Ruth, Gehrig, Cochrane. Source: Wikipedia.
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Lou Gehrig in his Yankees uniform. (1937). Source: Wikipedia.
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Lou Gehrig with his idol Babe Ruth at an exhibition game in West Point, New York. (May 6, 1927). Source: Wikipedia.
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Seven of the players making up the 1937 American League All-Star team. From left to right is Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. Source: Wikipedia.
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Lou Gehrig's Hall of Fame plaque that currently hangs in Cooperstown, New York. Gehrig was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on December 7, 1939. Source: Wikipedia.
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1934 Goudey baseball card of Lou Gehrig while he was playing for the New York Yankees. Source: Wikipedia.
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Lou Gehrig slides into home plate to score a run in the fourth inning as the Yankees were playing the Washington Senators. The Yankees would go on to win that game 3-2. (1925). Source: Wikipedia.
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Lou Gehrig playing for the Columbia University baseball team. (1923). Source: Wikipedia.
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1927 New York Yankees Squad. Nicknamed "Muderers' Row," referring to the first six hitters of the Yankee batting line-up including Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. (1927). Source: Wikipedia.
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