Being a openly gay athlete is such a big deal in our society now, but little did anyone know back in the day there was an NFL team with not one, but two gay players and everyone knew. Maybe because media and the internet were nowhere near as big in 1993, but a story being done on the 1993 Houston Oilers revealed the info about the gay teammates. Hit the jump for more.
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Until now the most famous thing the 1993 Oilers were known for, was for blowing a huge lead over the Buffalo Bills in a playoff game that they wound up losing. While discussing that story, the news about the gay players came out.
Everybody knew certain guys” were gay, former cornerback Cris Dishman told the Houston Chronicle. “Everybody speculated and people used to see these two guys come in by themselves. They’d leave at lunchtime and then come back.”
But Dishman added that both players were valued for their contributions on the field and that showering with them around was “no big deal.”
Former linebacker Lamar Lathon agreed.
“Listen, those guys that we’re talking about were unbelievable teammates. And if you wanted to go to war with someone, you would get those guys first. Because I have never seen tougher guys than those guys,” Lathon said. “And everybody in the locker room, the consensus knew or had an idea that things were not exactly right. But guess what? When they strapped the pads on and got on the field, man, we were going to war with these guys because they were unbelievable
That’s how it should be. If you know your teammate is loyal and gives his/her all on the field or court, then their sexual preference should not matter.
