Dick Wertheim
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title:
Dick Wertheim
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Richard Wertheim was an American tennis linesman who suffered a fatal injury on September 10, 1983, during a match at the 1983 US Open. He was injured when Stefan Edberg sent an errant serve directly into his groin. Wertheim was sitting in a chair and officiating at the center line. The blow knocked him backwards and he fell out of the chair onto the hardcourt surface, striking his head. He had a history of chronic cardiovascular disease having had a heart attack and stroke at age 40 years. Wert
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American tennis linesman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Wertheim
date created:
2008-11-20T03:01:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:19:14Z
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