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American baseball player Lou Gehrig (pictured) was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's disease".
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Lou Gehrig
American baseball player (1903–1941)
Henry Louis Gehrig, also known as Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
ALS
Rare neurodegenerative disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States and Canada—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)