What did Lou Gehrig say on 4th of July?
Lou had wept as he spoke — as did many of the nearly 62,000 other people in Yankee Stadium on that Fourth of July 80 years ago. Back in the comfort of the clubhouse with teammates and friendly reporters around him, he asked, “Did my speech sound silly?”
Are there any recordings of Lou Gehrig’s speech?
Much of the speech no longer exists as an intact recording; poor preservation of newsreels has left only four known surviving lines.
Who was at Lou Gehrig’s funeral in New York?
Speeches were made by McCarthy; the mayor of New York, Fiorello LaGuardia; and Postmaster General James Farley. All the while, Gehrig waited, the guest of honor at a living funeral.
What did Lou Gehrig say in the Gettysburg Address?
Lou Gehrig had finally made it to the Yankees’ clubhouse that afternoon, drained and drenched with perspiration, having delivered a speech of such simple eloquence that it would one day be called baseball’s Gettysburg Address.
What was the name of Lou Gehrig’s speech?
If we think we know a complete speech, it is because of the version that Cooper delivered in “Pride,” which borrowed from what Gehrig’s wife, Eleanor, remembered of July 4, 1939, and from newsreels that had not yet wasted away or been discarded.
When did Lou Gehrig find out he had ALS?
Gehrig flew alone to Rochester from Chicago, where the Yankees were playing at the time, and arrived at the Mayo Clinic on June 13, 1939. After six days of extensive testing at the clinic, doctors confirmed the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on June 19, 1939, which was Gehrig’s 36th birthday.
What does Lou Holtz say about not telling people your problems?
Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them. I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. The greatest power God gave us is the power to choose.
When did Lou Reed play at Farm Aid?
Please try again later. Lou Reed performs “A Walk On The Wild Side” live at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers.