Former soccer player Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39 years in a coma

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Former soccer player Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39 years in a coma

Former soccer player Jean-Pierre Adams has died after being in a coma for 39 years. The French athlete was 73.

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