Roy Simmons

Roy Simmons

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1956 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Football. Offensive lineman for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins from 1979-83. Author of an autobiography, 'Out of Bounds'. Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2015). HIV positive.

See Also

• Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-12-07/features/0312070456_1_roy-simmons-gay-last-year-dave-kopay
• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5187183
• http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2006/02/gay-former-nfl-player-tackles-demons.html

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