USA - Vitas Gerulaitis Funeral

(23 Sep 1994) Funeral services were held for tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis at Oyster Bay on Long Island on Thursday (22/9), five days after he was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, and John McEnroe, the three men who always stood between Gerulaitis and the world number one tennis ranking, were pallbearers, all remembering Gerulaitis as a friend, as well as a competitor. SHOWS: OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 22/9 pallbearers carrying coffin from church, bearers include John McEnroe Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg wv church with family departing Borg, Conners and McEnroe comfort each other with embrace church McEnroe and Connors depart Borg tells reporters he loved Gerulaitis and wishes to keep the memories private 1.29 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...