▁Award ▁for ▁Athlet ic ▁Training ▁Ex cell ence . ▁Mc Le an ▁has ▁five ▁super ▁bow l ▁rings ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁NFL ▁records ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Mc Le an ▁and ▁only ▁three ▁other ▁people ▁have ▁five ▁rings , ▁among ▁them ▁Bill ▁Bel ich ick ▁and ▁player ▁Charles ▁H ale y ▁( 4 9 ers ▁and ▁Cow bo ys .) ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ESP N ▁The ▁Magazine ▁published ▁a ▁feature ▁story ▁on ▁Mc Le an ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁came ▁out ▁public ly ▁as ▁gay ▁and ▁discussed ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁football . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁many ▁players ▁and ▁team ▁officials ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity ▁during ▁his ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁He ▁detailed ▁inc id ences ▁of ▁har ass ment ▁from ▁players ▁as ▁well , ▁including ▁one ▁player ▁who ▁repeatedly ▁gra bb ed ▁him ▁and ▁performed ▁sim ulated ▁sex ▁while ▁other ▁players ▁watched . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁American ▁football ▁List ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁football ▁train ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁New ▁York ▁Times : ▁" 4 9 ers ▁De cide ▁to ▁Add ▁D iversity ▁to ▁Training ▁Camp ," ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁accessed ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G ay ▁sports men ▁Category : L GB T ▁sports people ▁from ▁the ▁United