(Ed. note: Lou Gehrig's farewell speech was delivered at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939.) "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself ...

Gehrig delivers famous farewell speech On July 4, 1939, six-time World Series champion and Yankees legend Lou Gehrig proclaimed himself to be "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." ...

Irony, as we know, is part of life. And death. Is there a better word to use regarding Lou Gehrig? Think of his nickname: "The Iron Horse." It implies endurance. It recalls an indestructible man ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played a quiet second fiddle to Babe Ruth. Gehrig took center stage after Ruth’s retirement, but then Joe DiMaggio arrived. While someone ...