Yankees' Gehrig Ends Streak, Faces ALS

Known as the 'Iron Horse,' Gehrig voluntarily sat out a game against the Detroit Tigers, ending his remarkable streak that had lasted nearly 14 years. The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis would later be named after him as 'Lou Gehrig's disease.'

Despite this devastating news, Gehrig delivered his famous 'luckiest man on the face of this earth' speech during a tribute at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939. He was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in December 1939. musojam.blog