Arthur Ashe died of AIDS at the age of 49 in 1993 . In a televised news conference , Ashe told the world he contracted AIDS through a tainted blood transfusion during heart-bypass surgery in the 1980s . He was the first black man to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon . Hide Caption A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Arthur Ashe Learning Center .
Arthur Ashe died of AIDS at the age of 49 in 1993 . He was the first black man to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon . Hide Caption A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Arthur Ashe Learning Center .