Two Audio Clips of Baseball Great Lou Gehrig (:31) [title]
 
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1. Gehrig discusses an upcoming baseball season.

2. Dying of the disease that would bear his name, Gehrup gives his famous "luckiest man" line. Yankee Stadium, New York city, July 4, 1939
Lou Gehrig in Tears After Ovation
Original caption: 7/4/39-New York: Lou Gehrig, the "Iron Horse" of baseball, who was forced to the bency by amyotrophic lateral scherosis after playing 2,130 consecutive games, is touched by fans demonstration as he is acclaimed in a manner unrivaled in baseball history. Upwards of 75,000 jammed Yankee Stadium to honor Lou. He is shown here--handkerchief to his face, deeply moved by the ovation they gave him.