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yanksblog.com - 7/4/2009
Major League Baseball Honors Lou Gehrig
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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...
Lou Gehrig - Letters of Lou
espn.go.com - 7/3/2009
Lou Gehrig - Letters of Lou
— espn.go.com — Please get the latest version of Adobe Flash Player to view the site.... (more) Lou Gehrig - Letters of Lou

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70 Years Later, Baseball Remembers Lou Gehrig
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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Celebrating Lou Gehrig’s famous speech 70 years later
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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