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Burke, Glenn

Biography"Glenn Lawrence Burke (November 16, 1952 – May 30, 1995) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics from 1976 to 1979. He was the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it,[1][2][3] stating, "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."[4][5] In October 1977, Burke ran onto the field to congratulate his Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker after Baker hit his 30th home run; Burke raised his hand over his head and Baker slapped it. They are widely credited with inventing the high five."--Wikipedia. Author of Out at Home: The Glenn Burke Story.