I never did meet Lou Gehrig, but I do remember his speech. I did meet Babe Ruth in Feb. 1948 at Lang Field in St. Petersburg Fl. He was very sick but was still nice to all the fans that walked up to meet him.
posted by Brich1930b at 05:17 PM on July 04, 2007
68 years later, Gehrig's speech still resonates
I never did meet Lou Gehrig, but I do remember his speech. I did meet Babe Ruth in Feb. 1948 at Lang Field in St. Petersburg Fl. He was very sick but was still nice to all the fans that walked up to meet him.