Bravo to Salon! While People magazine shines a light on the over-hyped “sexy man” Matt Damon, the website used their “Sexiest Men” to feature some less conventional celebrities. Sure, Damon makes an appearance, but he hardly comes out on top. That honor goes to Mad Men‘s uber-handsome Jon Hamm. Hamm’s all well and good, but we’re especially excited by the inclusion of gay former b-baller John Amaechi, a man the journo Thomas Rogers describes thus:
For those of us with distaste for the machismo and egocentrism that often accompany professional sports, and, despite that, a predilection for tall athletes in shorts, Amaechi’s self-deprecation is beyond refreshing — it’s hot. Combine that with a British accent, a sharp sense of humor, a delightfully screwy dental structure, and a history of vocal opposition to the National Rifle Association, and you’ve got my vote for the gay male heartthrob of the year.
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Professional basketball doesn’t just need more openly gay players. It needs more John Amaechis. And so do we.
Yes, it would be nice if there were more Amaechis in the world, but then it would drive down the value of the original. No one wants that.
[We erroneously credited this scintillating list to Slate, when it actually comes from Salon. Sorry, Salon. You’re our number one sexiest website. Next to ourselves, of course.]
ProfessorVP
In case you didn’t know, Amaechi came out as gay after retiring from basketball. The number of openly gay players on any professional team- basketball, baseball, football- is still zero.
hells kitchen guy
I’ve met him. He’s kind of beyond “sexy,” more like “smart/profound/humpy.”
DavidDust
That is HUSBAND MATERIAL!
John Santos
I’d stand on a phone book and tap that. Fortunately, Mr. Amaechi looks much like The BF, so I guess The BF and I will be doing some role playing tonight.
hassan
hhfjg
Erik
Handsome man!