Glenn Burke

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• 10-5-1977: Dodgers' Glenn Burke/Dusty Baker credited with MLB's 1st "high five" after Baker's Grand Slam in NLCS Gm 2. Some say 1st H5 ever. -- David K
• The Glenn Burke gave teammate Dusty Baker the alleged first high five in Game 2 of the 1977 NLCS. -- Hardball Hits
• You mean trading Glenn Burke because he was gay? Lasorda the homophobe. Watch the on the High 5. -- 1UrbanEarring
• Today in history: Oct 2nd, 1977. Glenn Burke, first openly gay Major League Baseball player, invents the High Five. -- WNE GSA
• Today in LGBT History: The first openly gay baseball player, Glenn Burke, invests the High Five following a home run by Dusty Baker.... -- BSU GLBTA Pride Ctr
• First documented existence of high five was in 1977 with Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke during an LA Dodgers game. -- KEEPIN' IT SLEAZY
• The high five was invented by Glenn Burke. A gay black man who played in Major League Baseballin the 70s. He died of AIDS. -- DC
• The Radiolab segment on Glenn Burke and the high five proves that straight white people truly are the worst in every way. -- Jason
• Glenn Burke, frequently recognized as the originator of the high five, was born on this date in 1952. -- jon rathbun
• "They can't ever say now that a gay man can't play in the majors, because I'm a gay man and I made it." Glenn Burke -- Dan Epstein
• Major League Baseball player Glenn Burke was born this day 1952 (d. 1995) -- Equality Depot
• LGBT Born 16th November: 1942-Barton Lidice Benes (US Artist); 1951-Paula Vogel (US Playwright); 1952-Glenn Burke (US Baseball); -- Alex Robins
• Glenn Burke was the first and only MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career. -- Beautiful Draculaman
• Glenn Burke (ex-jugador), aseguró que Tom LaSorda le hizo la vida imposible tras saber que era homosexual. -- Sergio Toledo
• Glenn Burke was the first openly gay player in the MLB. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s. -- Sporty Facts
• 42. Glenn Burke (RIP) -- The G-List Society
• Glenn Burke was the first openly gay player in the MLB. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s. -- OMG Facts SPORTS
• A gay man named Glenn Burke invented the 'high-five', now a common celebratory hand gesture! -- Whittering.com
• I hope more is done to honor Glenn Burke and the struggles he faced. -- Jane Buckanaga
• Did you guys know the first Major League Baseball player known to be gay was Glenn Burke and he invented the high five with Dusty Baker? -- Brad S.
• GLENN BURKE -- andrew r.
• Billy Bean, MLB s inclusion ambassador, visits Mets: Sandy Alderson lives with the memory of Glenn Burke and the way he died. -- JULIO MORENO
• Customers would rather fly in a middle seat, or do their own taxes, than go through the car buying process. - -- Elisa Cool
• Sandy citing Glenn Burke as a reason why it's important to have Billy Bean around the players. -- Wayne Randazzo
• A gay man named Glenn Burke invented the 'high-five', now a common celebratory hand gesture! -- Ovens Wilhelmine
• Have u met Glenn Burke? Seems like a fascinating person. Talk about adversity, my god. -- Pandora.
• The high five was invented in 1977 by Dodger's player Glenn Burke -- hannah
• [ Politics ] Open Question : Why was Glenn Burke forgotten as the first openly gay athlete?: People went nuts about a fringe NBA player -- Zprávy
• Glenn Burke was the first openly gay player in the MLB. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s. -- Sports Facts
• 1976/7 sports: Renee Richards plays, Kopay 1st NFL player out, Glenn Burke plays MLB & is most famous athlete on Earth -- Christina Kahrl
• I saw louis armstrong give two high fives in one minute in a documentary last night so glenn burke is full of it -- Sean Gothman
• I'm very interested to hear how the A's decide to memorialize Glenn Burke, who was not publicly out in MLB -- hairy styles
• Legendary baseball player he is credited as inventing the "high 5" in the 70's. -- FactBuffet
• Thank you Glenn Burke for the High Five -- Duck
• Great story about Glenn Burke and the origins of the high-five on today. -- Jourdan Henry
• Glenn Burke *high five* -- Nikki Nash
• Today in In 1966 Glenn Burke, philanthropist and benefactor, died in -- Clermont Sun
• Gay Day Fact: The first person to ever give a high five was gay! His name was Glenn Burke and he played baseball for the Dodgers! -- MRHS GSA
• The Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke Dodgers home run and high five story is one of my favorites! -- ASP, Ph.D.
• FYI: "the first high five occurred between Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium on October 2, 1977." -- undertow
• Whoa this glenn burke high five story is wild -- simple dad
• Glenn Burke was the first openly gay player in the MLB. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s. -- Basketball!
• Happy birthday, Glenn Burke: Gay icon popularized the high five -- Guy Norris
• One of the first openly gay athletes,Dodgers outfielder Glenn Burke in the late 70s. He told his teammates, was officially outed in 1982. -- STOP-Homophobia.com
• Glenn Burke was the first openly gay player in the MLB. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s. -- Facts In Your Face
• The first MLB player to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality was Glenn Burke in 1976 -- Trivia Hive
• Did you know that in 1976, the LA Dodgers offered openly gay baseball player Glenn Burke $75,000 to do a sham heterosexual marriage? -- Madeleine
• I have an entirely left handed brewing team. How very not Glenn Burke. -- Big Grove Brewery
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