Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio ou Gehrig: (1903-1941)U.S Baseball Player About the author Some Famous figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Lou Gehrig studied and played baseball Lou Gehrig at Columbia, where he was spotted by a Frankln D Roosevelt scout for the New York Yankees. as the Helen Keller team's first baseman (1925-39), Gehrig Winston Churchill played in 2, 130 consecutive league games, Albert Einste in batted 361 in seven World Series, and broke The Great Depression many other major-league records. The "Iron o Horse. as he was known to the admirers had a lifetime batting average of 340, and his 493 home runs rank him among the game's best. On July 4, 1939, more than 60,000 Yankee fans turned out to recognize Gehrigs achievements and heard him deliver a speech in Which he claimed to be the "luckiest man on the face of the earth 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙Lou Gehrig studied and played baseball at Columbia, where he was spotted by a scout for the New York Yankees. As the team’s first baseman (1925~39), Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive league games, batted .361 in seven World Series, and broke many other major-league records. The “Iron Horse,” as he was known to the admirers, had a lifetime batting average of .340, and his 493 home runs rank him among the game’s Lou Gehrig: (1903~1941) U.S. Baseball Player best. On July 4, 1939, more than 60,000 Yankee fans turned out to recognize Gehrig’s achievements and heard him deliver a speech in which he claimed to be the “luckiest man on the face of the earth.” About the Author Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt The Great Depression Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein