Jul 5, 2009 · Full text of 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 …

Lou Gehrig, July 4, 1939, Yankee Stadium. “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....

Oct 14, 2024 · When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, sends you a gift -- that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and …

On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig delivered his famed "Luckiest Man" speech in front of a sold out crowd in Yankee Stadium ...more.

Mar 22, 2023 · A packed crowd of 61,808 fans heard Lou Gehrig make his “Luckiest Man” speech between games of a doubleheader against Washington. (SABR-Rucker Archive) Lou Gehrig …

Yankees' Lou Gehrig gives an emotional farewell speech in between games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium

When did Lou Gehrig release “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 …

Jul 4, 2021 · Lou Gehrig delivers his famed "Luckiest Man" speech in front of a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day

The self-described "luckiest man on the face of the earth" says goodbye to baseball and fans on July 4, 1939, after being diagnosed with ALS.

Apr 2, 2019 · His farewell speech given on July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium (now known as Lou Gehrig Day) is considered the most famous speech in baseball history. The speech came just …