Sport. Tennis. pic: 1975. U.S.A.'s Arthur Ashe, (1943-1993) pictured with the Wimbledon Mens Singles Championship trophy after beating Jimmy Connors in the Final, with H.R.H. Duke of Kent joining in the applause. Arthur Ashe was the first African-American
USA's Arthur Ashe, (1943-1993) pictured with the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship trophy after beating Jimmy Connors in the Final, with the Duke of Kent joining in the applause, Arthur Ashe was the first African-American to play in the US Davis Cup team, a winner of the U,S,Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1970 and the Wimbledon Championships in 1975, He suffered heart trouble and died of Aids-related pneumonia in 1993 the cause probably going back to a blood transfusion during by-pass surgery in 1983 (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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