Lou Gehrig's 'Luckiest Man' speech - This DiSH for July 4

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1939, Lou Gehrig addressed Yankee fans and teammates with his 'luckiest man' speech.

In 1985, Atlanta Braves pitcher Rick Camp hit an improbable home run.

In 2009, former Tennessee Titan QB Steve McNair was found dead in his Nashville condo.

In 1910, boxers Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries stepped into the ring in the first of the 'Great White Hope' fights.

In 1919, boxer Jack Dempsey put Jess Willard on the mat seven times in the first round and finally kept him there in the third to win the heavyweight title.

In 1981, John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg in the Wimbledon final.

In 1999, Pete Sampras topped Borg's total of five Wimbledon titles by winning his sixth.

And in 2003, William 'the Fridge' Perry competed in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. He ate 4 and dropped out after 5 minutes.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND

Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.

STEVE WHITE BIO

The host of 'This DiSH' is me, Steve White. I've spent most of my life behind a microphone. As a kid, I realized the power of the spoken word, hanging out with my dad while we talked to people around the world via ham radio. Later, I put that penchant for communication into practice and ventured into radio and TV.  I've worked for a few television stations in North Carolina doing sports reporting and anchoring before transitioning to voiceover in 2015.

'This Day in Sports History' evolved from a lifetime of watching, listening to, and going to ballgames, reading books, magazines, and newspaper articles about my favorite teams and sports heroes. It's not only a labor of love but a voyage of discovery, finding those forgotten tidbits or fascinating things I never knew. 

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