My younger brother's best friend since 3rd or 4th grade was Vitas Gerulaitis, a tennis star. I met him many times and played basketball against him. He won the Australian open in 1977 and won the Wimbledon doubles title. His father was Lithuania's tennis champion and got Vitas playing tennis at a young age. He was ranked the number three tennis player in the world. He frequently made the news for being at Studio 54, a famous disco at the time. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning at age 40.