Popular footballer, Jean-Pierre Adams, dies after 39 years in coma Ex-French professional footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who has been in a coma since March 1982 has died, aged 73. Adams’ death was recorded on Monday 6 September 2021 in Nimes, France. READ ALSO: Troops bust drug syndicate in Plateau, seize 320 blocks of Indian hemp (Photos) Adams was admitted to Lyon Hospital for knee surgery in March 1982 but never regained consciousness after an error with his supply of anaesthetic. On the day of Adams' operation to repair a damaged tendon in his knee which he...