John Amaechi
Center, Basketball Player
1970 –
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Who is John Amaechi?
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi, OBE is an English retired basketball player who currently works as an educator and broadcaster in Europe and the United States.
In February 2007, after his retirement from the NBA, Amaechi became the first former NBA player to come out publicly after doing so in his memoir Man in the Middle. Since then he has been regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes".
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- Born
- Nov 26, 1970
Boston - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Vanderbilt University
- Stockport Grammar School
- Lived in
- Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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