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Lou Gehrig speech: What did he say and why is Lou Gehrig disease named after him?
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Lou Gehrig Day organizer, Reds fan Adam Wilson
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Pete Frates, inspiration behind ALS ice bucket challenge, dies at 34
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Striking out ALS one pitch at a time - Medill Reports Chicago
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Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34
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ALS and Baseball exhibit sheds more light on the story of Lou, Catfish and Pete
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WHEN GEHRIG CAME OF AGE
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Frates to have permanent place at National Baseball Hall of Fame, Local Sports
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75 years after Gehrig's speech, frustration, hope surround disease
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Lou Gehrig - News - IMDb
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Hall of Fame opens new ALS exhibit
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