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Roy Simmons RIP
<p>A gay footballer called Roy Simmons died last week at the young age of 57 and I thought his passing should be mentioned.</p>
<p>He came out on the Phil Donaghue talk show some years ago which resulted in the usual fuss from the "Usual Suspects".</p>
<p>Unfortunately for Simmons he had a fondness for booze and cocaine which meant his actual playing career was fairly short; starting around 1979 and ending at the 1984 Superbowl where his team lost.</p>
<p>He came out on the Phil Donaghue talk show some years ago which resulted in the usual fuss from the "Usual Suspects".</p>
<p>Unfortunately for Simmons he had a fondness for booze and cocaine which meant his actual playing career was fairly short; starting around 1979 and ending at the 1984 Superbowl where his team lost.</p>
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ZanyZander
10 years ago
Yeah, I've already seen one poster on the internet (not here) use him as proof as to why being gay is bad.
10 years ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/sports/football/roy-simmons-who-came-out-as-gay-after-retiring-from-nfl-dies-at-57.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0