Arthur Ashe - Wikipedia
He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia at the age of 49 on February 6, …
Tennis great Arthur Ashe dies of AIDS - HISTORY
Nov 16, 2009 · On February 6, 1993, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, the only African American man to win Wimbledon and the U.S. and Australian Opens, dies of complications from AIDS, …
The Death of a Sports Legend on This Day in 1993 Changed How ...
Feb 6, 2025 · Arthur Ashe had achieved multiple “firsts” in tennis. But his premature death on February 6, 1993, would make another kind of history, drawing unprecedented attention to the …
Arthur Ashe, Tennis Star, Is Dead at 49 - The New York Times
Feb 8, 1993 · A New York Hospital administrator, Judith Lilavois, said Ashe died at 3:13 P.M. of pneumonia, a complication of AIDS. He was admitted to the hospital on Friday.
What was Arthur Ashe’s cause of death? - Britannica
Dec 11, 2025 · In 1993 at age 49, Arthur Ashe died of pneumonia, a complication of AIDS. The previous year he had revealed.
ESPN Classic - Arthur Ashe, 49, dies of pneumonia
Arthur Ashe, the first African-American to win the U.S. Open (1968), Australian Open (1970) and Wimbledon (1975), dies of pneumonia, a complication of AIDS, at New York Hospital in …
Remembering Arthur Ashe - aidsmemorial.org
Ashe was hospitalized for paralysis in his right arm in 1988. After he underwent extensive testing, blood transfusions, and multiple surgeries, doctors discovered he was HIV positive. Arthur …