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The former offensive leman for the Giants and the Washgton Redsks—and one of the few N.F.L. players to have publicly e out as gay after retirg—died his apartment the Bronx.

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ROY SIMMONS, REDSKS PLAYER WHO ME OUT AS GAY, DI AT 57

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Simmons beme the send former NFL player ever to e out as gay durg his 1992 appearance on the “Phil Donahue Show, ” but he’s fed by much more than jt that moment. This was heavily rmed by sexual abe he suffered durg his youth, but also the stigma agast homosexualy — both wh the NFL and black culture — pound his issu.

ATHLET WHO ARE GAY

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He spoke about his “former liftyle” durg an appearance on the Christian Broadstg Network 2005, sayg that homosexualy is “really agast God’s will.

20, 2014, ls than two months before Michael Sam ma history as the first out gay player selected the NFL draft. Dpe Simmons disavowal of his homosexualy later life, his brother Gary Simmons says he was proud to intify as a gay black man and add that his most closely held virtue was loyalty. Simmons may be gone, but he paved the path for Michael Sam and any upg black gay football players.

ROY SIMMONS, EX-NY GIANT WHO ME OUT AS GAY AND HIV POSIVE, DI AT 57

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When Kansas State offensive tackle and NFL hopeful Stt Frantz me out to the natn as gay last week, he shared that his teammat, to whom he'd e out earlier, had warmly received the news, a sign the most alpha of locker rooms may fally be ready for equaly. So, wh two gay players takg the field the top tier of llege football this season, has the future fally charged onto the turf?

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ROY SIMMONS, WHO ME OUT AS GAY AFTER NFL REER, AD AT 57

Roy Simmons, the fun-lovg Giants offensive leman who later beme the send former player NFL history to e out as gay, died his New York home last week at 57. Simmons, the only player NFL history to acknowledge that he was HIV posive, was known as "Sugar Bear" bee of his big se and sweet personaly. * simmons gay athlete *

Coach Vce Lombardi had apparently nfid Smh that he knew of his sexualy but would never let impact him negatively; Lombardi's brother was also gay. Yet he nspicuoly has never been ducted to the NFL Hall of SimmonsRoy "Sugar Bear" Simmons, an offensive leman for the New York Giants and Washgton Redsks, beme the send NFL player ever to publicly reveal he was gay. So Coach Vce Lombardi knew McDonald was gay when he took over learship of the team 1969, but ma clear there would be no discrimatn his locker room, those close to the legend say.

IS BEN SIMMONS GAY? A PEEK AT THE PLAYER’S DATG HISTORY

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He would e out to HBO Sports 2002, where he discsed lghg off gay jok and slurs for years while he played DavisCornerback Wa Davis, who played preason wh the Tennsee Tans, Seattle Seahawks and Washgton Redsks and spent two seasons wh NFL Europe teams Berl Thunr and Barcelona Dragons, me out as gay 2012, nearly a after his retirement.

NFL'S SIMMONS SPEAKS OF FORMER GAY LIFTYLE AND NEW FAH CHRIST

He would later nfirm his sexualy on CNN and s down wh ESPN to discs the challeng of growg up gay Jamai and playg football while closeted.

RENNTRE GRATUE GAY à PARIS, (75)

Michael SamThe world took notice 2014 when All-Amerin fensive end Michael Sam me out as gay to ESPN while still llege. Louis Rams and beme the first openly gay player ever to get drafted by an NFL team.

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Roy Simmons, who me out as gay after NFL reer, ad at 57 .

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