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) ...

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.

Jean-Pierre Adams, a former French soccer standout who played for Nice and Paris Saint-Germain during his career, died Monday after spending 39 years in a coma. He was 73.

(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. AFP via Getty Images Born in Dakar, Senegal, on March 10, 1948, Adams began his career in Fontainebleu before he later moved to Nimes, CNN reported.

That’s the question the family of former France international Jean-Pierre Adams, whose life was brutally turned upside down in 1982, asks itself every year on key anniversaries.

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 ...

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73. Adams was admitted to hospital for knee surgery in March 1982 but never regained ...

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.

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.

Since the accident, Adams has been cared for by his wife, Bernadette. She said in 2007: “Jean-Pierre feels, smells, hears, jumps when a dog barks. But he cannot see.” ...