
Through never-before-seen footage and revealing personal insights, NBA TV provides unprecedented access to Bols experiences from his days as the NBAs tallest player, to his sacrifices to help his people survive civil war in the Sudan, to the car accident that nearly killed him and the painful days that followed before a special friend, Chris Mullin, re-emerged to offer support. www.nba.com - 2004 Manute Bol (English pronunciation: /məˈnuːt ˈboʊl/; October 16, 1962 -- June 19, 2010[1]) was a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. Until the debut of Gheorghe Mureşan, Bol was indisputably the tallest player ever to appear in the National Basketball Association. Bol was believed to have been born on October 16, 1962 in either Turalie or Gogrial, Sudan. He was the son of a Dinka tribal chief, who gave him the name "Manute," which means "special blessing." Manute Bol was 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and 225 lb (102 kg). Bol moved to the United States at age 18 after being recruited by representatives of Fairleigh Dickinson University and the University of Bridgeport. He later attended Cleveland State University despite not having a strong command of written English. He was first drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the 5th round of the 1983 NBA Draft, but the league declared the pick invalid and ruled that Bol had not been eligible for the draft. Bol played college basketball at the University of Bridgeport during the 19841985 season, and in 1985 he was drafted in the second round <b>...</b>
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