Friday, October 15, 2010

Number 82: GLBT History Month: John Amaechi



John Amaechi was born on May 29, 1970, the son of a Nigerian father and a British mother. In 2007, he made history by becoming the first NBA player to come out, ever, and publicly acknowledge that he's gay. He did this through the release of his memoir, "Man In The Middle" (ESPN Press, 2007). During his professional basketball career, the played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic and the Utah Jazz.
He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in psychology.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The problem I have with basketball players is that there are some with real nice pits but the shots either photos or videos are so blurry or run so fast you can't really appreciate some of those heavily hair populated armpits.
saludos,
raulito