Lou Gehrig’s Day
writingthepine.com 7/4/2009 — yankeestribute.com Today marks the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech and to raise awareness of ALS, his speech will be read at every major league game today. The “Iron Horse” was a hell of a baseball player that often let his bat do the ...

Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day
threio.com 7/4/2009 — On this day in baseball history, July 4, 1939, the New York Yankees retire the number “4” in honor of Lou Gehrig. This will be the first time the Yankees organization would retire a players’ number. After encouragement from Yankees manager Joe McCarthy he delivers the most famous keynote ...

Lou Gehrig Day
baseballmusings.com 7/4/2009 — Teams are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s farewell by reading his speech at their ballparks. Peter Abraham notes the Yankees celebration . My dad was at the game and heard the speech. I asked him about it today, and he says he doesn’t remember much. He went with ...

Why there will never be another Lou Gehrig - MLB - SI.com
metspolice.com 7/4/2009 — Why there will never be another Lou Gehrig - MLB - SI.com The Mets Police at www.metspolice.com

A Tribute to Lou “The Iron Horse” Gehrig
dugoutcentral.com 7/4/2009 — “I might’ve been given a bad break, but I have an awful lot to live for. Thank you.” Those were the final words Lou Gehrig ever spoke to the hearts of America. His succinct and supple speech on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee ...

Baseball To Honor New York Yankees Lou Gehrig On Saturday July 4
metspolice.com 6/27/2009 — Very cool... SPORTS / BASEBALL 70 Years Later, Gehrig’s Speech Still Resonates With Inspiration By RAY ROBINSON Published: June 28, 2009 Major League Baseball will honor the anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s farewell at 15 games on Saturday, when his speech will be read during the ...

In Memory of Lou, and Uncle Billy
quinnmedia.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — It was 70 years ago today that Lou Gehrig made his farewell speech to baseball, in-between games of a doubleheader on July 4. 1939, at Yankee Stadium. He was dying from an incurable disease called ALS, which has more commonly become known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Today, MLB will remember Lou at ...

Check Out Lou Gehrig’s Letters
nybaseballdigest.com 7/3/2009 — Thought all baseball fans would be interested in this. ESPN has a great piece about Lou Gehrig’s final letters. Hear clips of his final speech and read his letters to his doctor throughout the ordeal. Gehrig was only 37 years old when he passed away from ALS. MLB will honor ...

Words to live by
nationalpost.com 7/6/2009 — The Lou Gehrig we see in black and white at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939 is movie-star handsome: tall, seemingly strong, a New York Yankee through and through. Joe McCarthy, the Yankees manager, takes Gehrig by the elbow and leads him to a bank of microphones behind home plate.

On This Day: Lou Gehrig Delivers “Luckiest Man” Speech
findingdulcinea.com 7/4/2009 — Seventy years ago today, in a farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, a terminally ill Lou Gehrig declared himself the “luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”

Sports of The Times: Gehrig’s Voice Echoes in a Story of Courage — NYT > Baseball
Major League Baseball is working to raise awareness of A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig’s disease, by telling Gehrig’s story.

70 Years Later, Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech Still Resonates — Bleacher Report - MLB
70 years ago, a man stood on the field at Yankee Stadium and told the world that he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth. That man was dying, but no one knew it. He told them that he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth. He spoke ...

Yankees commemorate Gehrig's speech — Major League Baseball News
Seventy years after a dying Lou Gehrig proclaimed himself the "luckiest man on the face of the earth," current Yankees reread his famous words before Saturday's game, part of MLB's initiative to promote awareness for ALS.

MLB pays homage to Gehrig on anniversary (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto ...

MLB celebrates Gehrig on anniversary of speech — SI.com - MLB
Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto ...