After 39 Years in a Coma, Former Soccer Player Jean-Pierre Adams Dies at 73

Jean-Pierre Adams.Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-soccer player in France, has died afterbeing in a coma for 39 years. He was 73.

On Monday, Adams' former clubs —Nimes Olympique,Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)andNice— confirmed his death in various statements.

In their ownstatement, Nice added that the club would pay tribute to Adams before their next home game against Monaco on Sept. 19.

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. During that time, he was one of the first Black players to compete with the club.

Adams played for Nimes for three years, from 1970 to 1973, then later played for PSG from 1977 to 1979, after joining from Nice, according to ESPN.

Among “numerous errors,” according to the BBC and CNN, Adams was intubated incorrectly during the procedure, as one tube blocked the path to his lungs, which led him to suffer a cardiac arrest and brain damage.

He had been cared for at his home in France for decades after going into a coma.

source: people.com