How old was lou gehrig when he got diagnosed with als?

Answer:
On his 36th B-day ... Eleanor and Lou flew to Rochester from Chicago, where the Yankees were playing at the time, arriving at the Mayo Clinic on June 13, 1939. After six days of extensive testing at Mayo Clinic, the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ("ALS") was confirmed on June 19, Gehrig's 36th birthday.

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He was diagnosed in 1939 at the age of 36. He died in 1941.

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