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Shaun Alexander Was the 24-Year-Old Virgin

Posted Mar 12, 2007 10:57AM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Seahawks, NFL Gossip

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This information isn't really new, I guess, but it's new to me so I thought I'd share. Shaun Alexander has written an autobiography, and this review notes something interesting:

Alexander says he was a virgin until he married Valerie Boyd in 2002 and that they never even kissed until they stood at the altar and directed to do so by the pastor. He was 24 years old.

I have to say, I find the part about not even kissing his wife until their wedding a lot more surprising than the part about a star athlete getting to the age of 24 without having sex, although I find that part pretty surprising, too.

But Alexander has been very open about his beliefs that sex before marriage is wrong. He told Howard Stern about his beliefs last year, while also saying he'd be OK with a gay player in the locker room, even though he didn't think "it was right." And he apparently believes God told him via a series of sexual dreams that he should maintain his vow of abstinence.

Here's a picture of Alexander's wife in a bikini. I think most guys would consider her worth the wait.

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Hat tip: Pro Football Talk.

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