Episode 13: Eric Lueshen

The Outfield Podcast

Episode 13 features former Nebraska kicker Eric Lueshen who is now one of the foremost advocates for LGBTQ people in sports. On this show, we talk about that and more: 5:00: Growing up in small town Nebraska 8:15: Coming out in high school 22:00: The ups and downs of coming out to the Nebraska football team 30:20: Why he felt he didn't get a chance to play? 40:45: Going from getting a PhD to advocacy 56:00: How he reacted to a former coach and current Nebraska football staffer's homophobic comments 1:02:30: Why have there been so many out football players? 1:16:20: What does pride mean to Eric? And much more. Enjoy the show and Happy Pride! Intro and outro music is "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere, from his album "Music for Podcasts 5": freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5