Coach comes out as dad. Kirk Walker could be the only openly gay coach in NCAA Division I athletics.

He made Oregon State a national contender that reached the College World Series. And now Kirk Walker is believed to be the only openly gay coach in NCAA Division I athletics.

Walker became a dad in 2006 after completing an open adoption he pursued with his long-time partner. In an interview with ESPN, Walker said it took about 6 months to complete the necessary paperwork and enter the adoption pool, just the first step in the long adoption process.

"I'm just being who I am, and I think who I am is a quality coach and a quality person, with my flaws and my own struggles. I am who I am, and it's not making me better or worse because I come out as a gay parent now."