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Sports
 
Sports
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Former National League baseball umpire (1979-1988) who was forced to resign when a New York Post article revealed he was gay.  Author of the book 'Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball' (1990).  Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2013).  Motivational speaker and diversity trainer. 
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[LGBTQ Sports Referees and Umpires]]
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* [[Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://davepallone.com/
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* http://www.outsports.com/2011/9/7/4051790/moment-26-umpire-dave-pallone-fired-by-major-league-baseball-for
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* http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-22/news/vw-349_1_double-life
  
American National League baseball umpire
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 22 September 2024

Dave Pallone

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1951 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Former National League baseball umpire (1979-1988) who was forced to resign when a New York Post article revealed he was gay. Author of the book 'Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball' (1990). Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2013). Motivational speaker and diversity trainer.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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