ACW Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Manute Bol, who became a basketball sensation in the 1980s as a skeletally thin shot-blocking giant with the Washington Bullets and other professional teams, and who devoted his post-basketball life to improving the lot of his fellow natives of Sudan, died June 19 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was 47.His cousin George Bol said Mr. Bol had internal bleeding and other complications from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a rare skin disease that he contracted from a medication he received in Africa. 7-7, but only 225 lbs. One of the oddest looking people I've ever seen. With 5-3 Muggsy Bogues: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 That's sad...RIP Manute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuposse87 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 RIP man...He was a great role model off the court. It's sad he got the illness that killed him by helping others: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/19/2029405/humanitarian-and-basketball-star.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 That's terrible news RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue collar Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 RIP Manute. I remember him best during his stint in Philly along side Barkey and Rick Mahorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 RIP Manute. That is sad to see him die at a relatively young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberOsaka Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 RIP Manute. This story bears repeating today. You were one funny dude with a smile like none other. http://www.extremeskins.com/showpost.php?p=7521073&postcount=25 Coolest was Manute Bol...probably 12 years ago or so. I was having drinks with my girl at a local watering hole and the place was packed. Manute came in and asked if he could sit at our bar table. The bartender came up and Manute ordered a steak dinner. After downing several Heinekens he appeared to be getting irritated that his food wasn't there yet. He started dropping f-bombs, calling the waiter a mother****er, saying he wasn't getting served because he was a brother...on and on. Was only after they both started laughing that we figured out that they knew each other as Manute was a regular. He ended up buying us a bottle of champagne as he left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 RIP man...He was a great role model off the court. It's sad he got the illness that killed him by helping others: Very true. He may not have been a "great" player, but he was a great man; and that matters a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 RIP. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 He could be a game changing player. He had one of the most interesting stat lines of any player in NBA history. 2/26/87 10 pts 15 blocks 19 rebounds Plus he killed a lion with a spear. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Wasn't there a game where he was drilling 3 pointers? RIP indeed. Very sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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