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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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