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Before there was No. 52 Michael Sam, there was No. 52 Jackie Walker
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:21 am
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:21 am
Sam is NOT the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL. He is simply a publicity hungry media hound.
Jackie Walker came out after his senior season in 1972. He was drafted in the 6th round, 148th pick overall.
Before there was No. 52 Michael Sam, there was No. 52 Jackie Walker
Jackie Walker came out after his senior season in 1972. He was drafted in the 6th round, 148th pick overall.
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Walker was an All-American linebacker in 1970 and 1971 for Tennessee — the first black All-American in Vols history. He was also the first black team captain in the Southeastern Conference, and he still shares the NCAA record for the most interceptions returned for a touchdown (five) in an era when the ball was not thrown as much as it is today.
Before there was No. 52 Michael Sam, there was No. 52 Jackie Walker
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Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:24 am to SavageOrangeJug
Michael Sam is just pimping his self out for Money too the media.. He is not trying better football in any way.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:25 am to SavageOrangeJug
I figured A&M would claim the first gay player, not Tennessee. 
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:26 am to SavageOrangeJug
Whew... we went 36 minutes without a Michael Sam thread... thanks for saving tRant
This post was edited on 5/16/14 at 8:27 am
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:27 am to 3andOut
that coming from a person with a JFF Brown sig.. 
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:29 am to 3andOut
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Whew... we went 36 minutes without a Michael Sam thread... thanks for saving tRant
This thread isn't about Sam. It is about Jackie Walker.
Sam couldn't carry Walker's jockstrap, even though he might have wanted to...
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:29 am to Fireman17
What does having a sig pic have to do with starting another thread on a topic "everyone is sick of"... Judging by how many threads have been started on Sam i think we have a lot of closet cases on tRant, otherwise yall would let it die.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:30 am to Fireman17
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Michael Sam is just pimping his self out for Money too the media.. He is not trying better football in any way.
He had me throughout the draft even with the cake kiss but since the Oprah thing was reported I've lost some respect for him. Is there anyone left under the age of 30 with enough dignity to say no to a reality show?
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:30 am to SavageOrangeJug
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Before there was No. 52 Michael Sam
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This thread isn't about Sam
Riiiiiiight.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:31 am to SavageOrangeJug
Really brave of him to come out and tell the world he likes a big stiff one in the rear. 
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:35 am to SavageOrangeJug
All this for a damn 7th rounder.
What a crock of BS.
What a crock of BS.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:41 am to NoBovineIntervention
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Really brave of him to come out and tell the world he likes a big stiff one in the rear
1972 was an entirely different climate than 2014.
Walker was not glorified.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:42 am to SavageOrangeJug
Bill Battle the current AD at Alabama was Walker's head coach.
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Herzbrun coached both Walker brothers at Fulton High School before he was hired at Tennessee. He had been close to the family for a decade, but recalls that as he and Battle were driving across town to the east-side YWCA to attend a party celebrating Jackie’s being drafted into the NFL, they were worrying about what they were going to encounter.
Battle told Herzbrun he wasn’t going to stay if Jackie showed up in a dress. Herzbrun offered to go in first and look around. The head coach waited in the car while Herzbrun looked for Jackie. When he spotted an attractive woman who looked a lot like Jackie, he tapped her on the shoulder and asked, “Who the hell are you?”
“She said ‘I’m Jackie’s sister.’ It was pretty embarrassing.”
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:45 am to SavageOrangeJug
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Battle told Herzbrun he wasn’t going to stay if Jackie showed up in a dress.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:47 am to Fireman17
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Michael Sam is just pimping his self out for Money too the media
How can you pimp yourself out to the willing?? Marshall Henderson was right when he said he was not going to watch SportsCenter and the ESPN.
The media loves to be the first one to be wrong and shove crap down our throats.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:50 am to SavageOrangeJug
Interesting article, but Al-Jazeera is not the most credible website.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:51 am to SavageOrangeJug
I didn't read your OP, but I cringe every time I hear "Michael Sam...the first openly gay football player drafted"
There is no fricking way he's the first. The other were just too scared(which is sad) to admit it...or, they WERE open about it, but, it wasn't a big deal, thus not causing this ridiculous media shite storm.
I think it's downright stupid for a man to be attracted to another man. But, there are worse decisions to be made. And many of them harm the shite out of society, while being gay does not. For the life of me I can't figure out why we focus on gay people so much. It's neither here nor there in the grand sceme of things, really.
There is no fricking way he's the first. The other were just too scared(which is sad) to admit it...or, they WERE open about it, but, it wasn't a big deal, thus not causing this ridiculous media shite storm.
I think it's downright stupid for a man to be attracted to another man. But, there are worse decisions to be made. And many of them harm the shite out of society, while being gay does not. For the life of me I can't figure out why we focus on gay people so much. It's neither here nor there in the grand sceme of things, really.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:54 am to TheDude321
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Interesting article, but Al-Jazeera is not the most credible website.
I remember Jackie Walker. UT fans have been fighting for years to get him into the College Football Hall of Fame. It is no secret he was excluded because he was gay.
It is a very comprehensive, well-written, and thorough article.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 8:59 am to ReauxlTide222
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I think it's downright stupid for a man to be attracted to another man. But, there are worse decisions to be made. And many of them harm the shite out of society, while being gay does not.
Jackie Walker died of AIDS.
Posted on 5/16/14 at 9:02 am to NoBovineIntervention
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Jackie Walker died of AIDS
Like I said, stupid decision. Am I missing something..?
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