Fred Lieb
Encyclopedia
Frederick Lieb was an American
sportswriter and baseball
historian. He and his wife Mary were especially close to Lou Gehrig
. Walter Brennan
's character in the movie The Pride of the Yankees
was loosely based on him. He was also known for coming up with the nickname for Yankee Stadium - 'The House that Ruth Built.'
In 1977, when he was 89 years old, Lieb published his memoirs, which documented his nearly 70 years as a baseball reporter.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Lieb died at age 92 in Houston, Texas
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sportswriter and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
historian. He and his wife Mary were especially close to Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
. Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan was an American actor. Brennan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on three separate occasions, which is currently the record for most wins.-Early life:...
's character in the movie The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. The film is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who died only one year before the film's release, at age 37, from amyotrophic lateral...
was loosely based on him. He was also known for coming up with the nickname for Yankee Stadium - 'The House that Ruth Built.'
In 1977, when he was 89 years old, Lieb published his memoirs, which documented his nearly 70 years as a baseball reporter.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Lieb died at age 92 in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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