January

Who am I?

I was born in 1903 in New York City, the son of German immigrants.

I attended Columbia University on a football scholarship.

I played for the Yankees from 1925 to 1939.

My lifetime batting average was .340, and I averaged 147 RBIs a season.

I won the Triple Crown in 1934, with a .363 batting average, 49 home runs, and 165 RBIs.

I played in 2,130 consecutive games, earning me the nickname the "Iron Horse".

My more famous teammate, Babe Ruth, said this about me: "He was built like a four-car garage with five buses in it."

Sportswriter Jim Murray called me a "Gibraltar in cleats".

I was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

I died on June 2, 1941.