WATCH: On this day in 1939, the Yankees announced that Lou Gehrig would retire. A few weeks later, he gave his famous farewell speech, declaring that "I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for." | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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WATCH: On this day in 1939, the Yankees announced that Lou Gehrig would retire. A few weeks later, he gave his famous farewell speech, declaring that "I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for." | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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