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Lou Gehrig speech: What did he say and why is Lou Gehrig disease named after him?
Updated: 3:50 ET, Jun 3 2021
TWO years before his death Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse of baseball, made one of the most memorable speeches in the history of sports.
But what did he say and why is Lou Gehrig disease named after him?
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Who is Lou Gehrig?
Lou Gehrig was a baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1939.
His 2,130-game streak earned him the nickname Iron Horse.
He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner and an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice.
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Before DiMaggio, there was Lazzeri.
A home run hero, Tony Lazzeri was essential to the Yankeesâ legendary Murderersâ Row. A son of immigrants, he broadened the gameâs appeal and gave millions of Italian-Americans a role model.
He was a shy, serious gentleman who did this while enduring revolting bigotry and secretly battling a serious medical condition.
Lawrence Baldassaroâs âTony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneerâ tells the story, and itâs one too many have forgotten.
Lazzeriâs parents, Agostino and Giulia, left Genoa poor in 1903. On the shipâs manifest, Agostinoâs occupation was listed as âpeasant.â The couple settled in San Francisco, and by the end of the year, had a son.
“Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer” by Lawrence Baldassaro; University of Nebraska Press (352 pages, $34.95) ——— Before DiMaggio, there was Lazzeri. A home run hero, Tony Lazzeri was