Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man

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It’s not often a player not only breaks a record set by Lou Gehrig himself, but goes on to hold that record for 23 years and counting. In 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, officially surpassing Gehrig’s superhuman total, and went on to play 2,632 total, setting a record that still stands to this day. No wonder they call him Iron Man.