Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure
Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Wiggs on June 19, 2010, 01:50:32 PM
-
PIP...
Manute Bol, a lithe 7-foot-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47.
REMEMBERING MANUTE BOL
Take a look back at Manute Bol's NBA career in our photo gallery.
Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition, Tom Prichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, said in an e-mail.
"Sudan and the world have lost a hero and an example for all of us," Prichard said. "Manute, we'll miss you. Our prayers and best wishes go out to all his family, and all who mourn his loss."
Bol played 10 seasons in the NBA with Washington, Golden State, Philadelphia and Miami and later worked closely as an advisory board member of Sudan Sunrise, which promotes reconciliation in Sudan. Bol averaged 2.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots.
He was hospitalized in mid-May during a stopover in Washington after returning to the United States from Sudan. Prichard said then that Bol was in Sudan to help build a school in conjunction with Sudan Sunrise but stayed longer than anticipated after the president of southern Sudan asked him to make election appearances and use his influence to counter corruption in his home county.
He said Bol had undergone three dialysis treatments and developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a condition that caused him to lose patches of skin.
Prichard said the skin around Bol's mouth was so sore that he went 11 days without eating and could barely talk.
Prichard said it's believed that Bol contracted the skin disease as a reaction to kidney medication he took while in Africa.
Janis Ricker, operations manager of Sudan Sunrise, said Saturday that the organization would continue its work building the school in Bol's home village in southern Sudan. The building still lacks a second floor roof, she said.
She said Bol's goal was to build 41 schools throughout Sudan.
"We are in the process of still helping Manute build a school, and we will continue with that," Ricker said.
-
PIP Manute
-
i'm so, so sorry.
-
i'm so, so sorry.
lol
-
.
-
d
-
Good lookin guy....pip
-
He was great in "Game of Death"!
-
weak legs
pip
-
He was a tall man, pip
-
He probably helped a lot of people.
RIP
-
His father was a giraffe.
PIP
-
not him but epic dunking without leaving the ground.
On the subject though Im amazed he was able to even run with those long ass legs
-
He was the first to break the colour barrier in pro hockey. RIP
-
Blocked something like twenty shots in a game, killed a lion with a spear and took a three round decision versus refrigerator perry.
-
PIP...
Manute Bol, a lithe 7-foot-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47.
REMEMBERING MANUTE BOL
Take a look back at Manute Bol's NBA career in our photo gallery.
Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition, Tom Prichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, said in an e-mail.
"Sudan and the world have lost a hero and an example for all of us," Prichard said. "Manute, we'll miss you. Our prayers and best wishes go out to all his family, and all who mourn his loss."
Bol played 10 seasons in the NBA with Washington, Golden State, Philadelphia and Miami and later worked closely as an advisory board member of Sudan Sunrise, which promotes reconciliation in Sudan. Bol averaged 2.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots.
He was hospitalized in mid-May during a stopover in Washington after returning to the United States from Sudan. Prichard said then that Bol was in Sudan to help build a school in conjunction with Sudan Sunrise but stayed longer than anticipated after the president of southern Sudan asked him to make election appearances and use his influence to counter corruption in his home county.
He said Bol had undergone three dialysis treatments and developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a condition that caused him to lose patches of skin.
Prichard said the skin around Bol's mouth was so sore that he went 11 days without eating and could barely talk.
Prichard said it's believed that Bol contracted the skin disease as a reaction to kidney medication he took while in Africa.
Janis Ricker, operations manager of Sudan Sunrise, said Saturday that the organization would continue its work building the school in Bol's home village in southern Sudan. The building still lacks a second floor roof, she said.
She said Bol's goal was to build 41 schools throughout Sudan.
"We are in the process of still helping Manute build a school, and we will continue with that," Ricker said.
he was a decent human being, which is the best you can say about anyone. i actually saw him play several times when he was a sixer. he was a loss to the human race.
-
i remember in the tough guy contest he beat the crap out of william the refriderator perry, manute was in it to raise money for charity.
-
RIP the guy seemed as a good dude.
-
not him but epic dunking without leaving the ground.
On the subject though Im amazed he was able to even run with those long ass legs
MRSA caused kenny jones millions just being a bench warmer n space taker in the nba. what 20-25M guaranteed?
-
MRSA is some bad stuff.
-
MRSA caused kenny jones millions just being a bench warmer n space taker in the nba. what 20-25M guaranteed?
yeah I remember reading that shit about his foot
-
Seemed like a cool dude.pip
-
Dude is blocking shots in the big basketball court sky now, along with Len Bias.
-
At least he used his money for something other than cars and women. RIP Manute