Along with friends, the two navigate the homophobic waters of track & field in the 1970s with their hearts set on the Olympic Games.
The novel centered on college running coach Harlan Brown and runner Billy Sive. Many would be surprised to know that the best-selling gay novel of all time is a story about a gay coach and his Olympic runner as told in Patricia Nell Warren’s 1974 best seller, ‘The Front Runner.’ Here’s how Outsports co-founder Cyd Zeigler reported on the phenomenon this love story created when Outsports chose it as a key moment in LGBTQ sports, on September 30, 2011. Her second novel, “The Front Runner” has sold in excess of 10 million copies since it hit bookshelves in 1974. Its author, Patricia Nell Warren, died February 9, 2019. Today, we look back at the novel that remains a best seller 45 years after its publication: “The Front Runner.” All month long, Outsports is revisiting key moments in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer sports history as part of LGBTQ history month.
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