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Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll
Foxx, not Ruth, would have been the owner of one of the most famous and sacred record in all of sports.
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But he’s not…
Gehrig beats Foxx in all intangibles - he played with Ruth, on America’s baseball team, won 6 championships (someone said), held the record for most consecutive games and was called the Iron Horse (nickname), was a handsome all American boy, and has a disease named after him.
Foxx was an amazing player. But he was a drunk with zero post-baseball accolades; best thing he did was sort of get portrait by Tom Hanks in League of their own.
The biggest stars are known for more than baseball.