Irony, as we know, is part of life. And death. Is there a better word to use regarding Lou Gehrig? Think of his nickname: "The Iron Horse." It implies endurance. It recalls an indestructible man ...

Uecker, the longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died on Thursday at 90 years old, leaving behind two other children.

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played ... Gehrig died two years later, his death coming as DiMaggio was 19 games into his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak.

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played ... Gehrig died two years later, his death coming as DiMaggio was 19 games into his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak.

Many know ALS as Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the Hall ... "The really sad part of that whole thing as (her death) got closer was she kept talking about dying," Uecker said.