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==Country==
 
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Sports
 
Sports
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Outfielder with the baseball teams Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's.  Was known for popularizing the high five. Told his story to Michael J. Smith for the magazine Inside Sports, 'The Double Life of a Gay Dodger'.  Died of AIDS complications.
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burkegl01.shtml
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* http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/sports/baseball/mlb-to-recognize-glenn-burke-as-a-gay-pioneer-in-baseball.html?_r=0
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* http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2014/7/15/high-five-baseballallstargametohonorgaypioneerglennburke.html
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* https://www.outsports.com/2019/10/4/20899239/glenn-burke-mlb-lgbtq-sports-history-dodgers-baseball
  
Outfielder with the baseball teams Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's. Was known for popularizing the high five. Died of AIDS complications.
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Latest revision as of 23:17, 4 October 2019

Glenn Burke

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1953 -1995

Occupation

Sports

Description

Outfielder with the baseball teams Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's. Was known for popularizing the high five. Told his story to Michael J. Smith for the magazine Inside Sports, 'The Double Life of a Gay Dodger'. Died of AIDS complications.

Further Reading/Research


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