Saturday, July 5, 2014

MLB player "Luckiest Man" speech to honor the 75th anniversary

MLB.com showed a video to honor the anniversary of the Iron Horse’s heartbreaking farewell to baseball. Lou Gehrig was honored in Yankee Stadium where he made his emotional "Luckiest Man" speech, Seventy five years ago On July 4, 1939.

The Yankee hero passed away just after two years from speech. He had diagnosed with ALS. He was at 36 at the time of death and told during speech he was "the luckiest man on the face of the earth."  

Derek Jeter also appeared in the video, along with Lucas Duda of the Mets. "His record was thought to be unbreakable," says Ripken, "Lou was in my thoughts, my speech and my talk with the media afterwards." 

Lou Gehrig was the first baseman who played 17 seasons in MLB for the New York Yankees.

July 4 is the birthday of country but for baseball fans it is the great day in memory of great player. The fans could take a moment to appreciate the legend of Gehrig this day.

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