SPORTS TRIVIA
These are some of the professional and collegiate athletes who have openly "come out."
| Bill Tilden - 1920s - Great men's tennis player who won 3 Wimbledon titles. | |
| Tom Waddell - 1960s - Olympic athlete placed sixth in the decathlon. | |
| David Kopay - 1970s - NFL running back who becomes the first professional team-sport athlete to come out. | |
| Billie Jean King - 1980s - Women's tennis legend | |
| Martina Navratilova - 1980s - Women's tennis legend | |
| Bob Paris - 1980s - Bodybuilder who wins the Mr. America and Mr. Universe bodybuilding titles. | |
| Ed Gallagher - 1980s - NCAA offensive lineman for the University of Pittsburgh survives a jump from a dam 12 days after his first sexual encounter with another man. The suicide attempt leaves him parapalegic but forced him to come out: "I was more emotionally paralyzed then, than I am physically now." | |
| Jerry Smith - 1987 - NFL Tight end with the Washington Redskins who dies of AIDS complications. Smith never acknowledged that he was gay, but was described as David Kopays's first love in his autobiography. | |
| Dave Pallone - 1988 - MLB National League umpire comes out after losing his following an alleged involvement with a teenage sex ring. | |
| Bruce Hayes - 1980s - Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal in 84 Games | |
| Justin Fashanu - 1980s - Pro soccer player in Britain who is the first athlete in a team sport to come out during his athletic career. | |
| Matthew Hall - 1990s - Figure skater on the Canadian National Team. | |
| Roy Simmons - 1990s - NFL Offensive guard for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. | |
| David Slattery - 1990s - General manager of the Washington Redskins in the early 1970s | |
| Glenn Burke - 1990s - MLB outfielder in 70s with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics who was known for popularizing the high five. | |
| Greg Louganis - 1990s - Olympic diver who won 4 gold medals. | |
| Missy Giove - 1990s - Mountain biker who won many world titles. | |
| Ian Roberts - 1990s - Australian Rugby player | |
| Muffin Spencer-Devlin - 1990s - LPGA veteran | |
| Rudy Galindo - 1990s - Men's skating National Champion | |
| David Pichler - 1990s - Olympics U.S. diver | |
| Patrick Jeffrey - 1990s - Olympics U.S. diver | |
| Michael Muska - 1990s - Track-and-field coach at Auburn and Northwestern who is the first openly gay man to hold an athletic director position in college sports. | |
| Brian Orser - 1990s - Figure skating World Champion and two-time Canadian Olympic silver medalist | |
| Billy Bean - 1999 - Baseball player | |
| Amélie Mauresmo - 1999 - Womens professional tennis player | |
| Judith Arndt - 2000s - Olympic cyclist | |
| Mianne Bagger - 2000s - Pro golfer | |
| Latasha Byears - 2000s - Basketball player | |
| J.P. Calderon - 2000s - Volleyball player and coach | |
| Derrick Peterson - 2002 - Olympic runner | |
| Sheryl Swoopes - 2005 - WNBA basketball player | |
| John Amaechi - 2007 - NBA and Penn State basketball player comes out in an upcoming book entitled "Man in the Middle" |
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