Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about MANUTE BOL!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Manute Bol was a Sudanese-born american basketball player and political activist . he was one of the tallest players in the history of the national basketball association . Bol was selected by the Washington Bullets in the Bol ranked second in NBA history in blocked shots per game . he ranked 16th in total blocked shots . Bol’s father, a Dinka tribal elder, gave him the name Manute, which means “special ethnic group among the tallest populations in the world . 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) basketball player rings ayuel is the origin of other exceptionally tall people . “i was born in Bol started playing soccer in 1972 but abandoned the game because he was too tall . Feeley eventually convinced Bol to go to the united states and play basketball . Bol could not provide a record of his birth date . Bol did not speak or write English at the time of his arrival in Cleveland . he improved his English skills after months of classes at case western reserve university . Bol never played a game for Cleveland State . Bol declared his intention to play professionally in the NBA . the Los Angeles Clippers drafted him in the fifth round of the 1983 NBA draft (97th overall) Frank said he couldn’t take another big guy like this. He already had Mark Eaton. I was the second guy Feeley had called. I told him he didn’t have to call anyone else. “After the June Sudanese player says he was hesitant to play professionally because he did not know the language . he said he didn’t know enough to understand coaches . the NBA ruled that Bol had not been eligible Bol had not declared 45 days before the draft as required . Bol played for the Purple Knights in the 1984–85 season . his coach was Bruce Webster, a friend of Feeley . Bol played in the NBA for ten seasons, from 1985 to 1995 . in his rookie season (1985–1986), he appeared in 80 games . he recorded a career-high 5.0 blocks per game . in his first season with Golden State, he attempted a career-high 91 three-pointers and made 20 of them . in 1987, the Bullets drafted the 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m a 2005 suggestion that he coined the phrase “my bad” has been discounted . he played a career-high 82 games in his first season as a 76er . his production began to decline he scored only one two-point field goal with the team and blocked six shots in 61 total minutes . in only 49 minutes he played more aggressively than he did earlier in the season with Miami and Washington . Bol made his home debut against the Minnesota Timberwolves on a memorable mid-November night . he attempted three three-pointers in the fourth quarter and made them all . after playing only ten minutes against the Hornets Bol averaged 2.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 3.3 blocks per game . he appeared in 624 games over 10 seasons . in 1996 the Portland Mountain Cats announced that Bol would be playing Bol was listed at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall . his arm span is the longest in NBA history . he was extremely slender, limiting his offensive capability . Bol set the rookie shot-blocking record in 1985–86 . he later tied the NBA record for most blocked shots in one half (11) and in one quarter (eight, twice) the sight of the tall, gang Bol established a reputation as a practical joker . he also developed a close friendship with Warriors teammate Chris Mullin . as of 2010, Bol remains: First in career blocks per 48 minutes (8.6) the only player in NBA history to have more blocked shots than points scored . he said he spent much of the money he made during his NBA career supporting causes related to the war-ravaged nation of his birth, Sudan Bol established the Ring True Foundation to continue fund-raising for Sudanese refugees . he gave most of his earnings (an estimated $3.5 million) to their cause . in 2002 Fox TV agreed to broadcast the foundation’s Bol scored a third-round victory over former football player William “The Refrigerator” Perry . he signed a one-day contract with the Indianapolis Ice of the central hockey league . his single-game appearance helped raise money his Sudan Freedom Walk focused on finding a solution to the genocide in Darfur . he also sought to raise awareness of modern slavery and human-rights abuses throughout Sudan . Bol spoke in new york city at the a Nicholas Kristof article in the new york times highlighted Bol’s work for reconciliation and education . Bol first began working with Sudan Sunrise to raise awareness on issues of reconciliation in 2005 . his son Madut played college basketball Bol Bol declared for the 2019 NBA draft and was taken 44th overall by the Miami Heat . he was traded to the Denver Nuggets . Bol spoke Dinka and Arabic before mastering English . Bol ran a basketball school in Cairo during his time in Egypt . in 2004, he was seriously injured in a car accident in Connecticut . Bol’s fortunes were mostly donated to Sudan . he was financially ruined because he had no health insurance . his body lay in an eight-foot-long, specially-built casket. former teams, and the NBA, pay tribute to Bol on the floor of the united states Senate . Bol was also given tributes by former national security advisor Robert McFarlane . “he literally gave his life for his people,” he contracted an ailment that took his life while in Sudan . he could have stayed here and had an easy life . “manute had a very great heart for his country and people,” says ambassador khoc . he “doe everything to support anybody in need of shoes, blankets, health service, food, and people who were manute embodied everything we can think of in Sudan . in Darfur he was working for reconciliation between the north and south . Sudan Sunrise founder: Bol’s work to reconcile former enemies lives on . the team sponsored a giveaway of 10,000 of the tallest bobble heads in franchise history, at 10 inches.Manute Bol Peace Builders Basketball Tournament is held annually throughout Sudan.In 2016, Bol was inducted into the Fairfield County Sports Manute: The Center of Two Worlds. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671749286.