Amidst all the nauseating accounts of Jerry Sandusky's actions and the uncovered allegations of Penn State's administrations lack of proactivite measures, many a Penn State grad or person with experience or perspective has been asked to express his or her sentiments regarding the case.
Former NBA center and Penn State grad John Amaechi appeared yesterday on ESPN's Highly Questionable with Dan LeBatard to share his disgust with Sandusky's actions and the manner with which Penn State's administrative hierarchy failed in dealing with it.
Besides being a very well spoken and eloquent individual, following his retirement in February, 2007, Amaechi became the first high-profile athlete from one of the 4 major North American leagues to announce that he is homosexual. He subsequently released an autobiography titled Man In The Middle and became a spokesman of sorts for inequalities in sport and the plight of the closeted homosexual in extremely heterosexual and homophobic environments. Needless to say, the guy is a class act whose sacrifices have paved the way for the next generation of educated and well-versed professional athletes.
The reason I'm posting this 6+ minute video and giving a brief account of John Amaechi's successes is because the sentiments he shared with Dan LeBatard are the most eloquent and sobering of opinions I've seen or read since this whole scandal unfurled not two weeks ago.
In this instance, eloquent seems like a bit of an understatement, but the point remains; Amaechi does well to separate where we should be directing our efforts and goodwill, and how easily people can become selfish in such times. I commend Amaechi for his opinions and hope that as many people as possible can as well in hopes of coming to grips with this disgusting scandal that will forever leave its black mark on college sports and the University of Penn State.
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