* Letters from Lou

July 4, 2009

ESPN’s Outside the Lines provided this touching look at the correspondence of the Iron Horse after his diagnosis with ALS and his retirement from baseball. You can read copies of the letters as well as view video of his famous farewell speech, delivered on 70 years ago today. Kirk Minihane from  sports radoio station WEEI serving New England wonders how the Gehrig legend would stand up if he had played in contemporary times, given the way we cover our sports heroes these days.

From Ken Burns’ documentary:

And from Pride of the Yankees, starring Gary Cooper:

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