This Fourth of July brings with it a special anniversary for New Yorkers. On this day 85 years ago Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig, suffering from ALS, the neurodegenerative illness now known as Lou ...

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:44:57 GMT — On this day, July 4th, in 1939, New York Yankee Lou Gehrig delivered his famous farwell speech at Yankee Stadium. Other than his speech, Gehrig is best known for his ...

The word "legend" gets tossed around lightly these days. But it certainly fits Lou Gehrig, whose "luckiest man" speech on July 4, 1939, continues to inspire. It will be read during the seventh-inning ...

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Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's "luckiest man" speech yesterday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - On Sunday, people in ballparks across the U.S. honored baseball legend Lou Gehrig, and raised awareness for the disease that he fought at the end of his life: ALS. Over 80 years ...

Lou Gehrig will forever be one of the greatest players in the history of baseball. But the legacy of the New York Yankees legend is so much greater than that. Gehrig's famous consecutive games streak, ...