Otherwise, he could have been the first publicly out gay player in Division I college football.

The wagons passed, and the gay, queerly-dressed players went out of sight.

He also opined that any gay players should wait 10 years after retiring before coming out.

Valentine said today that his comments were in direct response to a question about whether baseball could handle an openly gay player.

You've got your gay players, straight players, young players, moms, girls right out of college.

We've shoved gay players back into the closet, and installed a door with no key.

Arguments have been made for and against a gay player to come out publicly.

They were concerned about an openly gay player in the same locker room because it could invoke suspicion of their own sexual preference.

I left a question for the football coach, Joe Paterno: Would he keep a gay player off his team?

Did nobody ask him about gay players?