Acme Packing Company’s sister site Outsports, which covers LGBTQ athletes, fans and allies, released Outsports Power 100 in honor of Pride Month. Outsports Power 100 was designed to acknowledge the most influential LGBTQ people in sports.
Ranked 63rd on the list is Esera Tuaolo, an out former defensive lineman who played for the Green Bay Packers in 1991 and 1992. Here’s what Outsports had to say about Tuaolo:
Esera Tuaolo played 10 seasons in the NFL, appearing in the Super Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons, before publicly coming out as gay in 2002, making him one of the most accomplished out gay football players ever.