What we remember most about this quiet man of dignity is a speech. How ironic. It was July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium, a little more than two months after he played his ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) soon entered the American lexicon as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. One of the most poignant moments in baseball history occurred in the summer of 1939, after Gehrig ...

I will mention the Lou Gehrig Day celebration in this section, though. As Lou’s health declined in the 1939 season, he stepped away from baseball, ending his iron man streak at 2,130 consecutive ...

Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played ... his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) soon entered the American lexicon as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. One of the most poignant moments in baseball history occurred in the summer of 1939, after Gehrig ...

Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19 ... He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most ...