| LC control no. | n 88299487 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kopay, David |
| Variant(s) | Kopay, Dave |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Los Angeles (Calif.) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1942-06-28 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Affiliation | San Francisco 49ers (Football team) Detroit Lions (Football team) Washington Redskins (Football team) New Orleans Saints (Football team) Green Bay Packers (Football team) |
| Profession or occupation | Football players Running backs (Football) |
| Found in | His The David Kopay story, c1988: p. 3 of cover (former pro-football player; lives in Los Angeles, Calif.) LC data base, 3-24-89 (hdg.: Kopay, David) Wikipedia, October 22, 2015 (David Kopay; David Marquette Kopay (born June 28, 1942) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay; born Chicago, Illinois; attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California; entered the University of Washington in 1961 and became an All-American running back in his senior year; played professional football from 1964 to 1972; San Francisco 49ers (1964-1967); Detroit Lions (1968); Washington Redskins (1969-1970); New Orleans Saints (1971); Green Bay Packers (1972)) LGBT history month website, October 22, 2015 (Dave Kopay; b. June 28, 1942; made headlines in 1975 when he became the first NFL payer and one of the first professional athletes to come out; born in Chicago; when he was in grammar school, the family moved to North Hollywood, California; resides in Los Angeles) <http://lgbthistorymonth.com/dave-kopay?tab=biography> |
| Associated language | eng |
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