The image of Lou Gehrig saying farewell to Yankees fans, his head bowed as he speaks into a cluster of microphones near home plate on July 4, 1939, remains indelible, even after 75 years.

I t’s June 2nd. A day to remember Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, who used to be one of the legends in his era. A man who had a record of playing 2130 consecutive baseball games with 17 ...

tonight. The Greenville Drive will help mark the very first Lou Gehrig Day in Major and minor League Baseball are Patrick cushion is live at floor field right now with more on the effort to raise ...

Gehrig delivered a farewell speech now known as the "Luckiest Man Alive" speech to Yankee Stadium fans in 1939, two weeks after he was diagnosed with ALS, in an event labeled Lou Gehrig Day.

When Lou Gehrig dropped out of Columbia University to sign with the New York Yankees a century ago this summer, his mother wasn’t happy about it. A hard-working immigrant from Germany, Christina ...

1939: The disease ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was not a household term at the time. But, unfortunately, New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig would make it one.

It's been over 100 years since Lou Gehrig's MLB debut, but his legacy and impact are still widely felt. Gehrig, the first-ever MLB player to have his jersey number retired, was first revered for a ...

Lou Gehrig was a former MLB player who played with the New York Yankees between 1923 and 1939. He would later die of ALS, which would also later go on to become known as "Lou Gehrig's disease." ...