What we remember most about this quiet man of dignity is a speech. How ironic. It was July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig ... of death to push Gehrig from the shadows. Almost his entire career was played ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse ... The first was during Gehrig’s farewell speech. Gehrig died two years later, his death coming as DiMaggio was 19 games into his record ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse ... The first was during Gehrig’s farewell speech. Gehrig died two years later, his death coming as DiMaggio was 19 games into his record ...

Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year ...