It has been nearly 40 years since soccer player Jean-Pierre Adams became comatose. On Monday, he died at the age of 73. Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams fell into a coma after a medical ...

Adams, christened 'The Black Rock', earned his first France call-up in 1972 and was sold to OGC Nice ahead of the 1973-74 season. The 5ft 10in centre half would spend four years on the Cote d'Azur ...

(CNN) — Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-footballer who fell into a coma in 1982 following a botched knee operation, has died at the age of 73, his former clubs Nimes Olympique, Paris Saint-Germain and ...

Jean-Pierre Adams, left, was administered an incorrect dose of an anesthetic during a knee surgery in 1982, and had been in a coma ever since. (Universal/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images) ...

Jean-Pierre, 68, is a former professional soccer player who helped France to win several World Cups in the 1970s. The Senegalese born star was one of the first men of color on the team.

Ex-French footballer Jean-Pierre Adams has been in a coma for over 30 years. His wife Bernadette cares for him and continues to preserve his legacy.

" [We] are deeply saddened by the news that Jean-Pierre Adams has passed away, having fallen into a coma on 17 March 1982," the club said. "OGC Nice offers its deepest condolences to all the loved ...

Jean-Pierre’s brain was so starved of oxygen he suffered catastrophic brain damage, making the prospect of recovery very slim. “The more time that passes, the more bothered I get,” she says.

Former soccer player Jean-Pierre Adams has died after being in a coma for 39 years. The French athlete was 73. “This morning, we learned about the death of Jean-Pierre Adams.

Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-footballer who fell into a coma in 1982 following a botched knee operation, has died at the age of 73, his former clubs Nimes Olympique, Paris Saint-Germain and Nice said.

Jean-Pierre Adams, the former French soccer player who spent 39 years in a coma following a routine knee surgery that went terribly wrong, died Monday. He was 73. “We learned this morning of the ...