The New York Sports Hall Of Fame Relaunches With Historic Content From Extensive Digital Archives

The New York Sports Hall of Fame reopened today with a number of digital firsts, including the release of a non-fungible token (NFT) of what is considered the most famous speech in sports history.

Historic 1-of-1 NFT of uncut extant film of New York Yankees captain Lou Gehrig’s legendary 1939 “Luckiest Man” speech up for auction at opensea.io/collection/gehrig It has been. The film is the longest recorded speech by a single source and the first known Gehrig speech (NFT). 

This speech, delivered on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium, is part of the New York Sports Hall of Fame collection and is part of the speech given by baseball legend Babe Ruth and Yankees manager Joe McCarthy at the same ceremony. Contains footage. The three men were inducted into the Hall of Fame between 1989 and 1991. After a long hiatus, the New York Sports Hall of Fame reopened digitally today on newyorksportshall.com and the popular NFT marketplace OpenSea (opensea.io/nys). Later this year, the hall plans to publish digital memorials for its 310 new members and begin voting for next year's membership.

The New York Sports Hall of Fame's extensive collection of Greater New York history content preserves over 150 years of diverse sports development, from Major League Baseball to his six-day bicycle race. The Hall Archives demonstrate how the history of sports in the New York metropolitan area has helped shape culture and society within and beyond the region.

Gehrig was twice elected to the New York Sports Hall of Fame: in professional baseball in 1989 and in college baseball two years later. The former Columbia University star and Yankees record-setting first baseman was born, raised, and educated in New York City. Gehrig's speech was delivered on July 4th, 1939, and is best known for the words, "The Happiest Man on Earth." At that point, Mr. Gehrig died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare and incurable disease that became known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

His Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day NFT collection at OpenSea accepts the popular cryptocurrency Ethereum. Ethereum can be purchased on the Coinbase exchange and used on OpenSea using the MetaMask digital wallet.

Founded 32 years ago, the New York Sports Hall of Fame is owned and operated by the streaming service New York Sports Experience (newyorkse.com). "Since its founding, the New York Sports Hall of Fame has been dedicated to preserving and commemorating the rich history of sports in the New York metropolitan area," said Jordan Sprakman, founder of the New York Sports Experience and former New York Sports executive. I've been dedicated to doing that." Hall of Fame. “Today's digital expansion reflects that mission.”

The New York Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1989 by noted sports journalist and author Bill Shannon and has 310 members. The company is owned and operated by New York Sports Experience, which announced in 2020 that it will prioritize digital commemoration of New York Sports Hall of Fame members and New York metropolitan area sports history.

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