Yankees' Gehrig Ends Historic Streak

The 'Iron Horse' voluntarily took himself out of the lineup against the Detroit Tigers, ending a streak that had lasted nearly 14 years. Gehrig, who earned his nickname by playing in every single game, would be diagnosed with ALS later that year. esporist.com

Gehrig retired in 1939 and made his famous farewell speech on July 4, 1939, declaring himself 'the luckiest man on the face of this earth.' Despite his tragic death two years later, his legacy endured with his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 and the disease that took his life bearing his name.