Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Lou Gehrig’s letter to doctor hoping he would beat ALS is up for auction

Lou Gehrig expressed optimism that he would beat ALS – and vowed that he was laying off beer – in a moving letter he sent to his doctor just months after ALS forced the Yankees’ Iron Horse to retire early in the 1939 season.
 http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/gehrig-letter-doc-expressing-optimism-beat-als-auction-article-1.1774857#ixzz30QqkCCC3

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