To not be too facetious, I'll put it bluntly.
He died from his own disease.
Lou Gehrig's disease.
You usually retire from your profession when you're about to abruptly die.
To answer another question, which makes more sense: What is Lou Gehrig's disease?
A disease of the neurons, or more specifically the motor neurons, affecting your ability to move. This eventually leads to total paralysis, muscle loss, and then death.
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He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in the central nervous system that controls the voluntary movement of muscles.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was given the nickname 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'.
Are you joking?
He got amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was too weak to play and died shortly after leaving the team.
Because he was such a high-profile player, ALS is commonly called "Lou Gehrig's Disease" in the United States. That's why I'm shocked you didn't know why he left the Yankees.
Lou Gehrig was forced to retire because he was suffering from ALS, a disease of the nervous system
Due to health problems, Lou Gehrig had to retire from the New York Yankees in 1939. He died a few years later of a fatal disease known as Lou Gehirg disease.
In his 17 years of playing, Lou Gehrig had 1995 RBIs.
All I know is Lou gehrig and Lou Brock
Lou Gehrig played Baseball, football and soccer while attending Commerce High School.
Lou Gehrig excelled at baseball, football and soccer when he attended Commerce High School.
When Lou Gehrig gave his farewell speech on July 4, 1939, the Yankees were playing a doubleheader versus the Washington Senators.