Henry Louis Gehrig (Lou Gehrig)
Henry Louis Gehrig, or Lou Gehrig, was born on June 19, 1903. When Lou was five years old, him and his family moved to Washington Heights from Yorkville. Lou's friends teased him about his German roots and was then called "Heinie," "dumb Dutchman," or "Krauthead." However, as he grew older, his size and muscles made other kids realize that he was not one to be teased.
Lou finished grade school and turned fourteen just a few months after the US entered the war. In the fall of 1917, Lou started attending Commerce High School where he able to maintain good grades. He never missed a day of school, and between studying and working at odd jobs, Lou still found time to play high school sports which were more organized than the games to which he was used to.…
