CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroHow one speech forever connected Lou Gehrig, baseball and this fatal disease

On July 4, 1939, baseball player Lou Gehrig stood on the field at Yankee Stadium in front of 62,000 fans. This wasn't unusual; nicknamed the "Iron Horse," he had been the New York Yankees' regular first baseman for 14 years. But this time, Gehrig wasn't playing baseball -- he was delivering a retirement speech.

June 02, 2021 at 03:22PM https://ift.tt/34LSRel July 4, 1939, baseball player Lou Gehrig stood on the field at Yankee Stadium in front of 62,000 fans. This wasn't unusual; nicknamed the "Iron Horse," he had been the New York Yankees' regular first baseman for 14 years. But this time, Gehrig wasn't playing baseball -- he was delivering a retirement speech.