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What today’s Pride Night naysayers could learn from all-time great NFL coach Vince Lombardi
Jason Collins publicly came out as gay in 2013, ESPN ran a feature story chronicling Lombardi’s long-time support of LGBTQ+ rights. His brother was gay, providing Lombardi with a greater understanding of gay people during a time in which homosexuality was still viewed as taboo. The partner of Lombardi’s brother, Hal, always said he thought Vince always treated gay people well because of him.