Post by SirSaxa on Jun 19, 2010 17:56:20 GMT -5
Former UB, NBA star and humanitarian Manute Bol dies at 47
One of the good guys.
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Manute Bol, the 7-foot-7 inch basketball star and Sudanese humanitarian, who once called the University of Bridgeport his home, died Saturday morning at age 47....
Bol was hospitalized last month for an acute kidney failure and skin disease he had contracted while trying to help his native Sudan.
Bol, a 10-year NBA veteran, was returning to the United States last month from his native Sudan after helping fight corrupt practices in the country's recent elections. He was hospitalized during a stopover in Washington in May.
One of the good guys.