The mother of a gay University of Wyoming student who was robbed and beaten to death in 1998 says she finds it touching that NBA veteran Jason Collins honored her son by wearing jersey No. 98. Matthew Shepard's mother, Judy, said that she hadn't known about the tribute by Collins, who this week became the first player still active in 1 of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to announce that he is gay. While Collins hid his sexual orientation until now, he said he quietly made a statement for gay rights by wearing No. 98 with the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards. The number refers to 1998, the year Matthew Shepard was tied to a fence and beaten outside Laramie. Shepard died days later on Oct. 12, 1998.
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