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Television interview with Dave Kopay, 1976

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Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews

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Title
Television interview with Dave Kopay, 1976
Names
Archibald, Lewis (Interviewer)
Kopay, David (Interviewee)
Collection

Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC 6433
Topics
Kopay, David
Sports -- Social aspects
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
Gays and sports
Homophobia in sports
Gay athletes
Football players -- United States
Gay coaches (Athletics)
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from audition of original cassette.
Venue: Recorded [1976?] New York, N.Y.
Additional physical form: Archival original (1 audiocassette ; analog, mono) available on *LTC 6433.
Acquisition: Gift; Lewis Archibald; 1996 NN-RHA.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 44 min.) : analog, mono
Description
Unidentified television journalist interviews Dave Kopay, American football "running back" in the National Football League, 1964-1972. Kopay talks about his career as a professional football player. Being the first professional athlete to "come out of the closet," he also talks about his homosexuality, and how it has affected his career in sports. After he retired from professional football as a player, he tried to start a coaching career, but was snubbed by professional and college teams because of his sexual orientation. He also discusses the topic of sports and homosexuality from different aspects: social, moral and ethical.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16561159
MSS Unit ID: 20521
RLIN/OCLC: 896726158
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20479041
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1953170-b7e6-0133-0cf0-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Television interview with Dave Kopay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f454f5e0-b7e6-0133-8329-3c07547a230f

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Television interview with Dave Kopay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f454f5e0-b7e6-0133-8329-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1976). Television interview with Dave Kopay Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f454f5e0-b7e6-0133-8329-3c07547a230f

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Television interview with Dave Kopay