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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Joe Torre attends the 17th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit at The New York Marriott Marquis on November 8, 2011 in New York City.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Mike Richter, Joe Torre and David Wright attend the 17th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit at The New York Marriott Marquis on November 8, 2011 in New York City.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) hugs former teammate Steve Gleason, who has Lou Gehrig's disease, after breaking Dan Marino's all time season passing record in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011.

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In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 photo, Ralph Nader stands next to his poster of Lou Gehrig in his office in Washington. Over a five-decade career in America's consumer movement, Nader has fought against the auto industry over safety and has targeted businesses he blamed for water...

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: A general view of atmosphere at the 17th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit at The New York Marriott Marquis on November 8, 2011 in New York City.

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New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira (C) and umpire Joe West (R) look on as Tampa Bay Rays' Johnny Damon smiles after hitting a single to pass Lou Gehrig on the all-time hit list during the second inning of their American League MLB baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida September 27, 2011.

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New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira looks on as Tampa Bay Rays' Johnny Damon (L) tips his hat to the fans after hitting a single to pass Lou Gehrig on the all-time hit list during the second inning of their American League MLB baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida September 27, 2011.

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Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Johnny Damon waves to his teammates after he moved past Lou Gehrig on the all-time hit list, with a second-inning single off New York Yankees starting pitcher Bartolo Colon during a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Gloria Taylor (R) enters the B.C Supreme Court with the help of Lee Carter, a fellow plantiff in the case challenging the law regarding assisted-suicide in Vancouver, British Columbia December 1, 2011. Gloria Taylor suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease and is trying to change B.C's...

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Gloria Taylor is seen outside of the B.C Supreme Court, where she is testifying to challenge the law regarding assisted suicide, in Vancouver, British Columbia December 1, 2011. Gloria Taylor suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease and is trying to change B.C's medically assisted suicide law.

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Gloria Taylor, right, is assisted into British Columbia Supreme Court by her sister Patty Ferguson in Vancouver, B.C. , on Thursday Dec. 1, 2011. Taylor, who has Lou Gehrig's disease, is seeking the right to a doctor-assisted suicide in a challenge at B.C. Supreme Court.

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Gloria Taylor arrives in a wheelchair at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C. , on Thursday December 1, 2011. Taylor, who has Lou Gehrig's disease, is seeking the right to a doctor-assisted suicide in a challenge at B.C. Supreme Court.

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In a July 1980 photo, heavyweight challenger Scott LeDoux, right, lands a punch against Larry Holmes during a World Boxing Council Heavyweight title fight in Bloomington, Minn. LeDoux lost by TKO in the seventh round. Ledoux died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, at his Coon Rapids, Monn. , home...

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In this Dec. 27, 2007 image released by Chasen & Company, Polly Platt is shown. Platt, who was nominated for an Oscar for art direction for "Terms of Endearment" and went on to produce several successful films, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in New York of Lou Gehrig's disease. She was 72.

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FILE - In this 1972 file photo, Denver Broncos defensive end Peter Duranko poses for a photo in Denver. Duranko, a star defensive lineman on Notre Dame's 1966 national championship team who went on to play eight years for the Broncos, has died of Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 67. Notre...

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In this image made available by the Science Museum Thursday Jan. 6, 2012 Professor Stephen Hawking sits in his office at University of Cambridge, Cambridge England Dec. 2011. Hawking is Director of Research for the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and founder...

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, right, who was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, talks with Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, left, while being honored at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, May 19, 2011. Cellucci was honored as part of "Champion Day" and he...

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, center, who was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, jokes with members of the Massachusetts House and Senate from when he was in office at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, May 19, 2011. Cellucci was honored by the Boston Red Sox as part...

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, center, who was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, talks with reporters while seated with University of Massachusetts Medical School chancellor Dr. Michael Collins, left, and University of Massachusetts researcher Dr. Robert Brown,...