Manute Bol has died
 

RIP

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/06/19/bol.obit.ap/index.html?eref=sihp]Ex-NBA player Manute Bol dies from kidney, skin ailments - NBA - SI.com[/url]

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R.I.P. Manute Bol. I know he used to play for the Wizards but he was well before my time, I knew him more for being a good humanitarian and trying to help out Sudan.

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[quote=mooby;707584]R.I.P. Manute Bol. I know he used to play for the Wizards but he was well before my time, I knew him more for being a good humanitarian and trying to help out Sudan.[/quote]
R.I.P. Yes he did fight for freedom in Sudan , spent millions of his own $$$ , very brave man ..... R.I.P.

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Manute was drafted by the Bullets back in 1985. I remember when Muggsy was drafted a few years later you had a gentle giant (7'7") and a midget (5' nuthin) what a combo in Washington.

Yes he did a lot of out reach work to help his homeland and the local community.

Kidney disease is just horrible.


[quote=mooby;707584]R.I.P. Manute Bol. I know he used to play for the Wizards but he was well before my time, I knew him more for being a good humanitarian and trying to help out Sudan.[/quote]

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He had a restaurant on H street NW (corridor) near Ben's Chili Bowl.

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Damn that sucks. RIP.

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;707594]Manute was drafted by the Bullets back in 1985. I remember when Muggsy was drafted a few years later you had a gentle giant (7'7") and a midget (5' nuthin) what a combo in Washington.

Yes he did a lot of out reach work to help his homeland and the local community.

Kidney disease is just horrible.[/quote]


this crazy but I saw both of them play for the Rhode Island Gulls, it was neat!

RIP Manute!


[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_Gulls]Rhode Island Gulls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

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RIP in Manute. A truly good man.

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RIP.. shame that this all happened when he was doing the humanitarian work in Africa (if I'm recalling how the issues came about correctly)

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I loved Manute as a player and was even more impressed with him as a person. Little did I know that I also quote him regularly when I make a mistake playing ball. Turn out he coined the phrase "My Bad."

[url=http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002693.html]Language Log: Pick-up basketballism reaches Ivy League faculty vocabulary[/url]

Now I'll think of him every time I say that.

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[quote=mooby;707584]R.I.P. Manute Bol. I know he used to play for the Wizards but he was well before my time, I knew him more for being a good humanitarian and trying to help out Sudan.[/quote]

He played for the Bullets.


Interestingly enough, the Bullets had both the tallest played in NBA history and also the shortest (Bogues 5'3") at the same time in '87-'88.

They also had roles in Space Jam together.



Of course I'll remember Bol because seeing him on the court as a kid was a shock...so tall...but millions of people in the world will remember him for his off-the-court accomplishments...which is the way life is intended to be lived. Great man.

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As a kid I had one of those game give away life size "chart your growth" posters of manute with a measuring stick on the side so kids like myself could track how tall they were getting compared to manute. I remember him being polite when there would be fan signings and fan appreciation days.

rip. seemed like a good man.

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[quote=over the mountain;707861]As a kid I had one of those game give away life size "chart your growth" posters of manute with a measuring stick on the side so kids like myself could track how tall they were getting compared to manute. I remember him being polite when there would be fan signings and fan appreciation days.

rip. seemed like a good man.[/quote]

I remember those posters!

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[quote=GMScud;707626]RIP in Manute. A truly good man.[/quote]
not to rain on the parade, but.... i met him hen he played for the sixers. a real horses ass

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;707594]Manute was drafted by the Bullets back in 1985. I remember when Muggsy was drafted a few years later you had a gentle giant (7'7") and a midget (5' nuthin) what a combo in Washington.

Yes he did a lot of out reach work to help his homeland and the local community.

Kidney disease is just horrible.[/quote][IMG]http://trueball.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/manute-bol-n-muggsy-bogues.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;707885][IMG]http://trueball.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/manute-bol-n-muggsy-bogues.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

One of the most famous images in bball history. It will always be a cool pic.

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So I lied in a earlier post I saw him play with Spud Webb not Mugsy. That picture is in my high school's gym!

USBL Basketball: Portrait of Rhode Island Gulls Manute Bol (10) and Spud Webb (14) during photo shoot before game vs Westchester Golden Apples at Rogers High School Gym. United States Basketball League. Newport, RI 6/13/1985 CREDIT: Manny Millan (Photo by Manny Millan /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X31610 TK1 )

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Spud is 5'7"...still a huge height difference.


Look at the length of his upper arms...and his shorts.

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