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After leaving Baseball in 1939, Gehrig rejected numerous job offers. He finally accepted the position of New York City Parole Commissioner beginning in January 1940 because it represented an opportunity for public service. He was appointed to a ten-year term, but had to resign because of the worsening effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ("Lou Gehrig's disease") just sixteen months later, one month before his death.

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