Lou Gehrig's nickname was "The Iron Horse". Other names included Tanglefoot, Biscuit Pants and Larrupin' Lou.
I am 'Iron Man'Because of Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak he was nicknamed "Iron Man" Lou Gehrig whose record was broken by Cal Ripken was nicknamed "The Iron Horse"
Lou Gehrig's durability earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse". Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games. A record that lasted 56 years until September 6, 1995 when Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed Lou.
There were two players with that distinction. Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster was given that nickname. He played for the Steelers from 1974-1988. Also former player and head coach Mike Ditka was known as Iron Mike.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees was called the "Iron Horse'
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Iron horses is what they called the trains that traveled the railroad.
That was the "Iron Horse".
Lou Gehrig's nickname was "The Iron Horse". Other names included Tanglefoot, Biscuit Pants and Larrupin' Lou.
A 5-iron golf club is nicknamed a "mashie", a hockey player was nicknamed "Iron Man", a Marvel Comic character was "Ironman", a baseball player was nicknamed "Iron Horse", and the Duke of Wellington was called the "Iron Duke" when he was the Prime Minister of England in the 19th century.
Nicknamed the "Iron Horse,"in honor of Edward Stanley, the ironworker who drove the last rivet during a ceremony of completion on April 27th, 1937
I am 'Iron Man'Because of Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak he was nicknamed "Iron Man" Lou Gehrig whose record was broken by Cal Ripken was nicknamed "The Iron Horse"
It was a nickname for the train and goods/people could be moved faster than by horse.
An Iron horse is a metaphor for train locomotive
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Lou Gehrig's durability earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse". Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games. A record that lasted 56 years until September 6, 1995 when Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed Lou.