Gehrig delivers his famous speech at Yankee Stadium

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On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig delivered his famed "Luckiest Man" speech in front of a sold out crowd in Yankee Stadium
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@MCMLXIXwasagoodyear 4 года назад

Amazingly, only four sentences of his speech were recorded (on July 4th, 1939, at Yankee Stadium's Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day). Versions of the whole speech were pieced together from newspaper stories. Here's the version Sports Illustrated compiled: "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. "Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I'm lucky. Who wouldn't consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball's greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I'm lucky. "When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, sends you a gift - that's something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies - that's something. When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter - that's something. When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed - that's the finest I know. "So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for." He passed away less than three years later, June 2, 1941.

@binkelboak5120 3 года назад

A BIG thanks! Wonderful! Lots of Good Spirits in 'da Bronx tonight for Lou's 80th Anniversary.

@scottb3034 3 года назад

Quite interesting he avoided mentioning Ruth. Great to see the full thing in print. should have been all on film as well.

@ForEverRon 3 года назад

He literally says something different in the video 🤨

@angelerror4086 3 года назад

@@ForEverRon read the comment properly

@jeremyschep3589 3 года назад

That closing sentence is so powerful

@inbredagogo 9 лет назад

Only 37 years old. He had a lot of life to live yet. Seems like all the good ones die first.

@thegatorfan1998 9 лет назад

I know

@tdevil101 7 лет назад

inbredagogo Aaron Judge reminds me of Gehrig. Due to his humbleness and sportsmanship. I know Aaron will be another yankee legend.

@wkjeom 6 лет назад

He could have lived a long and prosperous life if he had been treated, but Mayo Clinic sent him home to die. I have zero respect for Mayo Clinic.

@Karnescitytx 5 лет назад

Yea the good die young.... bad people dont die unless injected

@marieczarnecki4908 5 лет назад

REMEMBER THE SONG "ONLY THE YOUNG DIE YOUNG"????

@lacouerfairy 7 лет назад

A legend. He must have been made of steel to make that speech. It takes a lot of guts to admit that you are dying.

@marieczarnecki4908 5 лет назад

DEATH IS NOT TO BE FEARED, I MYSELF COME CLOSE IN MAY, AND THE VA HOSPITAL, N. LAS VEGAS, NV SAVED MY LIFE WITH THE GRACE OF GOD. ASTHMA WAS THE CULPRIT.

@wkjeom 5 лет назад

Marie Czarnecki -- So glad you recovered.

@atiboyful 5 лет назад

There are painfully few that will admit they are dying and say so publicly. Lou Gehrig and Steve Jobs! It is the reason they are the "Captain's" of their respective fields of endeavor!

@reaganeoneill 5 лет назад

He didn't know he was dying. He only knew that he had ALS. They never told him that he could die.

@atiboyful 5 лет назад

@@reaganeoneill I hope you are right but I think he knew he was going to die and that is why he mentioned mortality during his farewell speech!

@PalmBeachLWP 10 лет назад

This man was a class act and he taught us how to press on, despite obstacles and things that others see as the end. He chose to be grateful, and thanked his fellow ball players and the public. Wow, big lessons in how this man chose to live his life. He was exemplary, a real role model.

@jamesmatthew3681 6 лет назад

And in truth, the greatest first baseman of all time.

@robertgrigson9091 3 года назад

Had he lived and played on he would have led the universe. Then no question about the number 1 of. All time.

@JakePaulerlife-fd7re 7 лет назад

Lou Gehrig has to be one of the most humble guy to walk the earth

@genericname34 5 лет назад

Didn’t expect to get choked up watching an 80 year old newsreel, but here we are

@jeffwillis3021 10 лет назад

Lou Gehrig. The pride of the Yankees! A great man!!!

@rosairedubrule60 3 года назад

and a fine movie. mrs lou Teresa Wright oscar winner also appears in the tragic movie Somewhere in Time w/ Chris Reeve

@cfapps7865 10 лет назад

75 years ago this week, epic. To bad ALS is still claiming lives.

@artursfilipovs7453 6 лет назад

Wesley J. Davis i doubt it will be that soon , no reports of a cure beeing developed.

@pioneerguy714 6 лет назад

My great grandmother had ALS at 90 and died at 92 I really miss her :(

@skybaker18 5 лет назад

THEY GOT SPONGEBOB!

@marieczarnecki4908 5 лет назад

@@pioneerguy714 : My breeder of my Sheltie's passed from the same damned disease about 3/4 years ago. This is as bad as that damned CANCER!!!

@wkjeom 5 лет назад

Dr. Martz who was treated by Dr. William Traver Harvey at the same time I was. Why don't these stories get told by all doctors who treat ALS? Blows my mind. Hiding information from those who need it. So they can make more money treating? Can't help but wonder. Patients should at least have a chance to try. www.lymedisease.org/372/

@lonestar6709 4 года назад

Being English, I only vaguely watch Baseball. But even I know that Gehrig is not only the greatest Baseball player of all time, but also an American hero. A truly fine, and fearless man.

@christopherr3676 4 года назад

The term legend is used all too frequently today when its seldom deserved. This man was the epitome of the word legend . A true king amongst men

@silvuhh1269 8 лет назад

R.I.P Lou Gehrig One of the greatest athletes to live on the face of the earth

@Hollis_has_questions 3 года назад

Lou Gehrig is probably the only sports figure that I admire. His talent was incredible, and so was the content of his character. And no, it’s no coincidence that he had a disease with his name attached to it. It makes it easy to remember his name, but y’all need to read about him and especially to see his farewell address. This little clip is the highlight. He was an exceptional human being.

@Silverhand290 Год назад

I know nothing about baseball or who this guy was or what ALS is until I looked up the disease named after him. I just found out about his speech and the courage and dignity of this man just blew me away. A true hero, someone to attempt to emulate. If I can live my life with one tenth of his guts then I think I will have done well.

@SLAPnPOP726 9 лет назад

They don't make athletes like Lou anymore.

@philthomas2155 6 лет назад

Yes they do, Christian Haupt

@videosilike2361 6 лет назад

slap n pop they don’t make humans like Lou anymore.

@ingriddubbel8468 5 лет назад

And evidently they don't die a horrific death.

@wkjeom 5 лет назад

Ingid Dubbed -- It would be so nice if that were true, but it ain't true. You just don't know those who are dying.

@nickc3096 5 лет назад

AMEN

@Awaywrdson 6 месяцев назад

Every baseball fan whether you support the pinstripes or some other team has got to be proud knowing he was a great ball player and human being. 🙏

@Warfrae 2 года назад

Wish we had more people like him in modern sports

@Blazers04 6 месяцев назад

THE greatest Yankee who ever lived

@franknemeth7430 3 года назад

How the heck can someone give a thumbs down - unreal. Thank You Lou Gehrig.

@Robert-ws3mk Год назад

It's called haters, unfortunately they are creeping around spreading hate

@stratocastergirl 11 месяцев назад

I’m an ICU nurse, and I’ve taken care of more than one ALS patient. A terrible way to go. Rest in peace Lou Gehrig, and the many thousands of others who’ve suffered from ALS. 😔

@garrywood5345 7 месяцев назад

Always remember watching Gary Cooper, whom my mother said she named me after, playing this guy in the film, pride of the Yankees...An impressive performance from Cooper.

@yankees4ever504 7 лет назад

I recently read somewhere that Lou Gehrig was "The best first base player ever". I agree.

@jacob45415 2 года назад

Yep and still is

@TheSpringsteen83 7 лет назад

I am not a Yankees Fan. But Lou is the GOAT. R.I.P.

@chrism9650 2 года назад

remember talking to an old timer 40 years ago about players in the 20s and 30s.I asked him who his favourite player was and without hesitation he said Lou Gehrig.Wheni I asked why Gehrig,he said tearfully that there was no other player like him.I didn’t press him any further , ,but Lou Gehrig must have really made a strong impression on fans.

@coleymoke6709 7 лет назад

One of the great inspirational speeches, and quotes, of all time.

@1964rocks 9 лет назад

It is called humility.

@ronquan5382 5 лет назад

Humility....what a rare quality to find in our world today, it seems. Modesty, humbleness, humility, respect and consideration of others.

@notsydbarrett 7 лет назад

Gehrig was The Ultimate Sportsman. (Sportsmanship -- fair and generous behavior or treatment of others in a sports contest.

@joeyportanova5958 7 лет назад

Rip Lou Gehrig u will always be remembered :) Rest In Peace buddy

@79SteelyMatt 9 лет назад

Look at his lifetime stats-he was the best hitter of all time-some of those numbers are incomprehensible

@jamisonfitzgerald4901 8 лет назад

+79steelymatt he was great, but Ted Williams hitting stats might beg to differ

@two-face7527 8 лет назад

+Jamison Fitzgerald Hum Rogers Hornsby might be the greatest hitter ever with Ty Cobb.From a Yankee fan.

@FluentInfluence 8 лет назад

+Jamison Fitzgerald Honus Wagner would really beg to differ lol

@JonahLoeb 7 лет назад

He was great, but there are too many with similar or better numbers for anyone to call Gehrig the best of all time. Ruth, Williams, Hornsby, Speaker, Cobb, Wagner, Aaron, Mays, Rose, Ichiro, Bonds, A-Rod, and Pujols all belong in the discussion.

@johannwilder1437 7 лет назад

Ruth was the greatest all time. However, Gehrig is a close second. What's ridiculous is they batted on the same team, same time, back to back. If I were a pitcher I would have $hit my pants going up against that lineup.

@ctbaw9484 7 лет назад

Class Act all the way. Imagine the world of sports if all athletes had the good character that this Gentleman had.

@GoDawgs18 3 года назад

We are so lucky to have this on film

@Jboogie_81 2 года назад

He was only 36. He might be the greatest baseball player ever

@MsFeistyLatina 2 года назад

Watching Steve Gleason’s documentary brought me here. I’m not much for baseball, but I love American History and appreciate that reels like this have been saved. 💜

@blumobean 4 года назад

It’s appalling that views of this are so low. Every parent should show this to their children. Lou was not a role model because he was a good baseball player. He is a great role model because of his character. My youngest grandson is enamored with today’s sports figures. Some are in the league with Lou, but sadly the vast majority are not. We just watched this and other videos of Lou and tried to make him understand. I personally don’t care a fig about baseball, but people of great character and courage deserve our recognition.

@rosairedubrule60 3 года назад

money the root of all evil?

@tristannewsome3596 8 лет назад

this needs more views

@alexxnieves 2 года назад

I hope this speech is played for every new Yankee player on their first day at the job.

@ernestrivers3736 9 месяцев назад

I cry every time I hear this speech.

@jonathanbornstein3799 5 лет назад

OMG. How truly emotive and beautiful. Thank God that God gave us the Yankees.

@musicman76enator 7 лет назад

IMO Lou Gehrig was better than Babe Ruth and probably any of the other Yanks of that era. What a great person, too bad ALS had to take his life. God Bless him in Heaven.

@danielk9067 5 лет назад

In a lot of ways I'd have to agree with you. Lou was undoubtedly the best first baseman of all time and a great human being as well.

@gangweedpilled4977 4 года назад

Matthew Jay Evans best 1B of all time but he wasn’t better than Ruth

@roundtable3501 3 года назад

@@gangweedpilled4977 I completely agree with you!

@rosairedubrule60 3 года назад

after all these years he is still the RBI king based on plate appearances

@benriffle104 3 года назад

I started typing up that I'd take Gehrig before Ruth, then I looked up Ruth's stats again and I changed my mind. Ruth finished with a higher batting average than Gehrig and his career slugging was 690. Ohtani had a 700 slugging right now. Imagine him hitting like this his entire carer like Ruth.

@JL1009 2 года назад

First Lou Gehrig Day is today. This speech is the best

@deborahpensa5211 3 года назад

A baseball legend and a remarkable human being. All sportsmen should be like him.

@JohnHarrisIV 3 месяца назад

Happy Lou Gehrig Day. Keep up the awesome job in fighting the cruel disease of ALS❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢

@misaelmuniz7418 2 года назад

All star baseball 2004 ps2 intro best game ever..and mvp baseball 2005

@truthteller4442 8 месяцев назад

I’m straight as an arrow, but Lou was a ridiculously good looking guy.

@pan.arcadia 3 года назад

One of New York's Greatest!

@Greenwolf-nu5ff 5 лет назад

We have been learning about Lou Gehrig do the past 2 weeks

@susanisrael5154 Год назад

Breaks me up every time I see it.

@gk10002000 6 лет назад

Oh the example he set. So un appreciated by most people. He did his job uncomplaining, and persistently. Yes he had some god given talent, but he played with broken bones, and injuries. Never mind his athletic feats. This speech. Growing up my Dad an album called greatest moments in sports. Just an LP with speeches, broadcasts and words in the jacket about at the time great moments in sports. Breaking the 4 minute mile barrier, Giant's win the penant, then Mr Gehrig's speech. I would say Rest in Peace, but I hope he is playing without pain and doing the things he loved.

@benjiwyd 8 лет назад

He was so young, LIKE THIRTY FIVE!

@89Awww 7 лет назад

He died at the age of 37

@lewisburnet6617 Месяц назад

As a Brit with only a basic understanding of the game I’m still in awe of this guy; what a hero.

@ravinelms2578 8 лет назад

he was a good man he was seated the map and for the hall of fame

@WorldBFree-lw6wo 4 года назад

I cry tears of joy every time I see or think of this.

@zackiej89 Год назад

Joy? Odd adjective

@jerrybrigante486 4 года назад

My favorite player of all time... Louuuuuuuu !

@AmericanIsraeliJew 2 месяца назад

Read about him, the Babe and others of that ilk. They were made of something I think every American understands and that is love for the fans.

@atillatekin7030 4 года назад

Here after reading Tuesdays With Morrie Shout out to Tim Shaw and Michael Lehrer too.

@staceydrezek4269 3 года назад

This was my great grandmother’s favorite player

@jamesmatthew3681 6 лет назад

The speech that made baseball cry.

@betseysanpere2069 2 года назад

My two uncles attended the Lou Gehrig Memorial Game where they dedicated the plaque in the center field of the old Yankee Stadium. We gave the ticket - not torn - to Cooperstown, it was for a Club Seat.

@jacobblabber7521 9 месяцев назад

To think of what that man was going through. Then to give one of the coldest speeches in history. There should b a day fir him 🫡

@TicMoney1985 3 года назад

.340 avg 2,721 hits 493 HRs 1,995 RBIs If he would’ve played 3-4 more years imagine the final numbers he would have had... remarkable

@seanharris8419 Год назад

One of the best to ever play the game without question.

@jessi0-088 3 года назад

he’s the luckiest man there is a book about him somewhere

@bg4t1 4 года назад

Timeless Lou..

@rosairedubrule60 3 года назад

after all the se years Gehrig is still the alltime leader in rbi's per at bat an ruth in runs scoe per atbat and dont forget they had to pitch to Ruth with Lou on deck

@latifmammadli6815 2 месяца назад

Man of steel temperance. Rest in peace

@areuokay4984 Год назад

0:49 cool fly

@monika1 7 лет назад

He got a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His jersey #4, will not be used again because of Lou's grit. Rest in peace Lou Gehrig.

@AmyLarder-z6y Год назад

My husband who had been diagnosed with Bulbar ALS disease for 2 years at the age of 63 had all his symptoms reversed with Ayurveda medicine from natural herbs centre after undergoing their ALS/MND natural protocol, he no longer requires a feeding tube. God Bless all Lou Gehrig’s disease Caregivers. Stay Strong, take small moments throughout the day to thank yourself, to love your self, and pray to whatever faith, star, spiritual force you believe in and ask for strength. I can personally vouch for these remedy but you would probably need to decide what works best for you.

@alandesouzacruz5124 2 года назад

Great player great Men 👏🏻😎

@jerrykopel8538 3 года назад

trying to imagine a recent President making a humble speech like Gehrig's...can't do it

@xo17499 7 месяцев назад

Just finished his biography. I’m humbled despite knowing nothing about baseball.

@yesterdaze114 3 месяца назад

Just a reminder that the Yankees tore this historic building down. Unforgivable.

@lisanealy1703 3 месяца назад

Lou❤

@mmaraldi1788 3 года назад

Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

@meesalikeu 8 лет назад

i know there is audio, but is there any video of the entire speech??? its always cut off. i guess it doesnt exist? very frustrating.

@lalaland2751 7 лет назад

There is no known surviving footage of the whole speech.

@nathanbenjamin4526 5 лет назад

ya im doing a project on this and I cant find one D:

@johnlarocco3348 3 года назад

Back when America could look up to a Baseball player for a real example of courage and character. We need a Lou Gehrig today to teach sports stars how to Respect your own Nation which they don't even care about.

@brandonhathaway6491 3 года назад

He was a legend indeed

@roseroserose9770 Год назад

a wonderful man

@cloud__zero 8 лет назад

"Today, I consider meself, the lou gehrigest man on the face of the earth"

@joanienoeldechen4133 3 года назад

My hero.

@DROPMEADEAGLEBRAH 10 лет назад

the future is in our hands people lets get it done.

@rayunterzuber70 5 лет назад

Love this speech and always been a huge fan of Lou. I do have trouble understanding what he says here: “you’ve been reading about a bad ____?”. Brag, Break?

@eamonjames8496 4 года назад

It's "bad break", although the way he pronounced it does sort of sound like "brag". There's a transcript of the speech on the Baseball Hall of Fame website, baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man

@maxwellsommer1731 7 лет назад

this is like comfort food for the soul

@David.A.O.Jenkins Год назад

It's a really tuff and horrible disease Like fr! Something I wish on nobody!! My mom caught Lue Garret Disease and just watching her either away slow but fastbay the same time was the worst thing to ever see and go through period

@robertsamarati8235 Месяц назад

Gehrig was the heart of murderer's row.

@MCO18 6 лет назад

There’s no crying in baseball!

@unrevoked7137 Год назад

just under 200000 views and the hits 1 million

@fknjoee3694 5 лет назад

“Today...day..day..day..day.. I consider myself..self..self.self.self.. the luckiest man..man..man..man.. on the face of the earth..earth..earth..earth..”

@rosairedubrule60 3 года назад

cavernous yankee stadium created echos centerfield 465 feet from homeplate

@rustyshackleford3862 3 месяца назад

It's the right scene? That line wasn't like how Bill Pullman delivered it in Sleepless in Seattle.

@douglaney1177 6 месяцев назад

Jason Kelce retirement speech almost as long as this 😊

@joep8787 8 месяцев назад

Back then, athletes were conscious of wanting to be an example.

@waynejohanson1083 2 года назад

Not a dry eye in the house I assure you.

@chrispopyk6162 2 года назад

A true American...THE BEST..

@sonyajohnson3571 8 лет назад

I meant Elanor but Maylirn and him were friends

@t206kid 8 лет назад

+Sonya Johnson I doubt Gehrig ever even met Marilyn Monroe. Gehrig died in 1941 when she was 15 years old and still not famous at that point.

@ravinelms2578 8 лет назад

he was a good man I am his his little girl I am only 38 I miss him a lot but he is not dead.

@supremeleadergnkdroid3202 2 года назад

It took a freak disease to stop Lou. He was truly iron man to be as durable as he was

@mikevarvara353 5 лет назад

Class

@stevensmoley7983 9 месяцев назад

One of my all-time favorite players. And I hate the Yankees.

@jiveassturkey8849 2 года назад

This seems so ancient, but it only happened 42 years before I was born, and I am now 41 years old. Life comes and goes so fast. As fleeting as the wind.

@GambinoN64 5 лет назад

I was named after him. I was bullied often cause my name was different. But knowing I was named after a man like this, I have nothing to be ashamed of.

@sggaming4720 5 лет назад

Gehrig Hust lucky

@splintersoldier 5 лет назад

It's a dope name.

@countryhumans8185 5 лет назад

Its a great name

@aleckmejia8360 5 лет назад

Gehrig Hust don’t listen to people like them if there still around it’s a cool name

@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821 5 лет назад

Be lucky you were named after one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game.

@stevejessome5469 3 года назад

His speech and bravery is something I try to emulate daily as I battle that same disease today. 4 years into it and I'm still fighting.

@rchan3791 2 года назад

Battle on brave fellow you!

@joshrichardson5028 2 года назад

God bless you

@cirofesta1027 Год назад

all my thoughts and prayers go out to you

@alvin8737 Год назад

God bless you

@adlacruz3164 Год назад

Check up on u

@matt920 5 лет назад

80 years ago today. Lou will never be forgotten!

@derpydogz0259 5 лет назад

matt ensley your pfp tricked me

@docadams7099 Год назад

You bet he won't be forgotten!

@roba8284 Год назад

84 years now and always a legend

@benriffle104 3 года назад

Honestly, this is one of the greatest speeches ever given considering the circumstances. I know it's just a "game", but it's so much more than that. Not many people show up every single day for 16+ years with a historic level performance. Then to stand up there, in front of thousands and thousands of people and to give this speech when you know you're dying, just amazing.