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  • Today in History: Lou Gehrig, afflicted w/ ALS, bids farewell to fans at Yankee Stdm (July 04, 1939)

    07/04/2008 12:53:02 PM PDT · by yankeedame · 14 replies · 835+ views
    Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. "Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I'm lucky. Who wouldn't consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball's greatest...