"61,808 in Gehrig Tribute"
Magazine article
By: The Sporting News
Date: July 12, 1939
Source: "61,808 in Gehrig Tribute." The Sporting News, July 12, 1939.
Introduction
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was born in New York and died there of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a hardening of the spinal cord that is now more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Gehrig played first base for the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1939, ending his career only when physically unable to perform because of his increasing disability. He was a special player who enjoyed great success on the baseball diamond. But more importantly he was a special man who articulated the best of the human spirit. His speech on July 4, 1939, when the New York Yankees retired his uniform and so many of his old teammates came out to honor him, may stand as baseball's most sentimental moment. However, the power of the moment should not...
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