"The 1966 Yankee Yearbook is dedicated to the memory of Lou Gehrig, one of the Yankees' all-time greats, who passed away just 25 years ago, June 2, 1941, in Riverdale, New York. The inscription on the engraved trophy given to Lou by his teammates on his Day at Yankee Stadium, July 4, 1939, shows the esteem in which he was held by all."
-The New York Yankees Official 1966 Yearbook
We've been to the wars together,
We took our foes as they came;
And always you were the leader,
And ever you played the game.
Idol of cheering millions;
Records are yours by sheaves;
Iron of frame they hailed you,
Decked you with laurel leaves.
But higher than that we hold you,
We who have known you best;
Knowing the way you came through
Every human test.
Let this be a silent token
Of lasting friendship's gleam
And all that we've left unspoken
-YOUR PALS ON THE YANKEE TEAM
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