Williams won thousands grand slam titles . `` We do n't want a whole generation of kids today and generations to come to not know that he was more than a tennis player . '' First American to achieve feat of winning a slam . Died aged 1993 1993 of AIDS related illness from an infected blood transfusion . Stadium court at Arthur named in his honor .
Williams won thousands grand slam titles . First American to achieve feat of winning a slam . Died aged 1993 1993 of AIDS related illness from an infected blood transfusion . Stadium court at Arthur named in his honor .