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Lou Gehrig - Letters of Lou

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nytimes.com - 6/27/2009

70 Years Later, Baseball Remembers Lou Gehrig

— nytimes.com — Lou Gehrig, who played in 2,130 consecutive games, made a 277-word farewell speech at Yankee Stadium. (more) 70 Years Later, Baseball Remembers Lou Gehrig

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nyyankeesrumors.com - 7/4/2009

Celebrating Lou Gehrig’s famous speech 70 years later

— nyyankeesrumors.com — Lou Gehrig delivered baseball’s Gettysburg address on July 4th, 1939. It was the most inspirational event to ever occur on a baseball diamond. He delivered words of courage in the face of death in front of 61,808 fans. He resembled everything that was right in the game…courage, ... (more) Celebrating Lou Gehrig’s famous speech 70 years later

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yanksblog.com - 7/4/2009

Major League Baseball Honors Lou Gehrig

— yanksblog.com — The AP reports that Major League Baseball honored Lou Gehrig today on the 70th anniversary of his famous speech, where he called himself the luckiest man in the world. The speech was played at all 15 games today and all players, coaches and on fie... (more) Major League Baseball Honors Lou Gehrig

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Letters From The Iron Horse
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... ESPN's Outside The Lines has uncovered personal letters from Gehrig's final days and months. Here's the video they posted about the letters and ...

Happy 4th of July, MLB pays tribute to Gehrig Speech on its 70th Anniversary
The Yankee Universe — ... ESPN has published some of the letters Lou wrote to his Doctor at the Mayo Clinic, courtesy of the Rip Van Winkle Foundation and collector James Ancel. But in typical ESPN fashion, they attempted to sensationalize them somewhat by claiming that Lou didn’t fully understand the extent of his illness when he gave his famous speech. I, and most people who understand the type of man Lou Gehrig was, would disagree. He was a selfless (and somewhat shy) man who always preferred to focus attention on others. Even at the moment of his speech, just 2 weeks after receiving his ...

ESPN Releases Letters Written by Lou and Eleanor Gehrig and Gehrig's Doctor
YanksBlog.com — ESPN.com has released letters written by Lou Gehrig and his wife, Eleanor, during the time when Gehrig's health rapidly declined. The letters are written to Gehrig's doctor, Paul O'Leary and the last one is dated March 3, 1941. Gehrig would pass away on June 2. There is a video presentation, as well. The letters are owned by a private collector. The letters make for difficult reading.