Richard Sandomir has written for the New York Times since 1991, covering spots, business, and obituaries. He is the author or co-author of several books including Bald Like Me, and, more recently, The Enlightened Bracketologist and its sequel, The Final Four of Everything.
~~tag-text~~
'I CONSIDER MYSELF THE LUCKIEST MAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.' On July 4, 1939, baseball great Lou Gehrig delivered what has been called 'baseball's Gettysburg Address' at Yankee Stadium and gave a speech that included the phrase that would become leg... SEE MORE