Lou Gehrig's Luckiest Man Speech, delivered in front of 61,808 fans at Yankee Stadium, on July 4 1939; transcends the sports world and has to be considered one of the most iconic speeches in history. At the time, Gehrig had recently been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a disease that would become more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Gehrig's illustrious … [Read more...] about Lou Gehrig’s Luckiest Man Speech July 4, 1939