Died while taking a nap at a friend's house in Long Island; carbon
monoxide from a swimming-pool heater seeped into his room through the
air-conditioning system. An autopsy showed the gas had displaced 75% of
the oxygen in his blood.
"And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17
times in a row." -- post-match conference after beating Jimmy Connors
after Connors had beaten him 16 times in a row.