Funko has announced an exclusive Funko Pop! Sports Legends figure of legendary baseball player Lou Gehrig.
MLB Legends transformed into Funko Pop! vinyl figures.
Henry Louis Gehrig (1903 – 1941) 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 earned him his nickname “the Iron Horse”.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series champion teams.
In 1939, Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable neuromuscular disease, now commonly referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s disease”. The disease forced him to retire at age 36, and claimed his life two years later.
In 1939, Lou Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number (4) retired by a team.
The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who best exhibits the character and integrity of Lou Gehrig, both on the field and off it.
MLB legend Lou Gehrig has been given a Funko Pop! makeover and transformed into a Funko Pop! vinyl figure as part of the Funko Pop! Sports Legends series. Last October, Funko announced the first Funko Pop! vinyl figure of Lou Gehrig, along with a Funko Pop! figure of another MLB legend named Jackie Robinson.
The newly announced Lou Gehrig Funko Pop! Sports Legends figure, dressed in an alternate New York Yankees uniform, is a Funko Shop Exclusive and the latest release of the Funko Pop! Sports Legends series.
Pre-order your Lou Gehrig (New York Yankees) Funko Pop! Sports Legends figure exclusively from Funko or Funko Europe.
Click here for the complete collection and guide of Funko Pop! vinyl Sports Legends figures.
