Former France international Jean-Pierre Adams dies aged 73 after 39 years in coma

French footballer Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73 after spending 39 years in a coma. Adams was 34 when he slipped into a deep coma in 1982 following an anesthesia error during routine knee surgery at Lyon Hospital

Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, 39 years after falling into a coma following an anesthesia error during routine knee surgery at Lyon Hospital. In 1982, Adams was administered a near-fatal dose of anesthetic ahead of a routine knee operation, which caused brain damage.