Arthur Ashe Dies, News 4 WNBC New York / George Michael Sports - 02/07/93

This is a news broadcast the day after Arthur Ashe died of AIDS on February 6th, 1993. Mr. Ashe contracted the virus from a blood transfusion after open heart surgery. People shown in this broadcast describe Arthur's last moments. The George Michael broadcast details Arthur's sports accomplishments as well as characterizing his personality.

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7:55 "As an athlete, he wasn't one to talk about the old days.... he moved on."
So many people could learn a lot from that statement!

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Rest in peace Arthur. What a legend.

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30 years later since AIDS took this talent professional RIP

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Prayers for the family and their salvation.

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Arthur Ashe was a very violent man. He once slapped Lilian carter the presidents mother who cut in front of him and his wife in a diplomat line. He later claimed that he didn’t know who she was. Arthur slapped her so hard one of her caps fell out of her mouth

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Racist!

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😂 Did Lillian call her cousin Berry Gordy,he would have handled it.