Lou Gehrig Day: Celebrating a Legend and Raising ALS Awareness
Episode description
For years, Lou Gehrig has been recognized as both a face of ALS and a legend of Baseball. But, until now, he did not have an official day dedicated to him by the MLB, unlike some of his fellow legends like Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente.
That’s where the Haberstrohs come in. Tom, Steve, and Chuck Haberstroh are three brothers, with two big shared passions – baseball, and ending ALS. Their mother, Patty Haberstroh, was diagnosed with ALS in 2017. Since then they’ve gone on to raise awareness and money for the disease through fundraisers like the ALS Pepper Challenge.
Recently, along with a group of other diehard baseball fans who were connected to ALS, they worked with the MLB to create an annual Lou Gehrig Day to both celebrate his legacy as a ballplayer and raise funds and awareness for ALS. The first annual Lou Gehrig Day will take place throughout the league on June 2nd, 2021.
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