Eleanor Gehrig
Eleanor Gehrig | |
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Eleanor Gehrig, 1935. | |
| Born | Eleanor Grace Twitchell March 6, 1904 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1984 (aged 80) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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Eleanor Grace Twitchell Gehrig (née Twitchell; March 6, 1904 – March 6, 1984) was an American philanthropist, socialite, sports executive, and memoirist, known as the wife of American baseball player Lou Gehrig. After Gehrig's death she continued to promote his legacy and contribute to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) research.
In 1976 she released her autobiography, My Luke and I.