First Openly Gay Active Pro Athlete Jason Collins Dies at 47
Jason Collins, a longtime NBA player who became widely known in 2013 as the first openly gay active player in a major American sports league, died Tuesday. He was 47. Collins died after an eight-month battle with Stage…
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About Jason Collins
Jason Paul Collins was an American professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, earning third-team All-American honors in 2001. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick. He went on to play for the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets.
Everything about Jason Collins →- Occupation
- basketball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 2, 1978
- Died
- May 12, 2026