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Manute Bol has died
Today
| Tmz
Posted on 06/19/2010 1:45:17 PM PDT by al baby
Manute Bol -- best known for being one of the tallest players to ever play in the NBA -- died today, according to various reports.
Bol was hospitalized in Virgina back in May after suffering acute kidney failure.
Bol played in the NBA from 1985-1994 and was one of the best shot blockers in the league. Bol was extremely involved in charities in his native Sudan -- donating an estimated $3.5 million aid Sudanese refugees.
He was 47.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: athletes; nba
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:45:17 PM PDT
by
al baby
To: al baby
To: al baby; Non-Sequitur
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:46:38 PM PDT
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: al baby
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:46:49 PM PDT
by
Paul46360
To: al baby
My favorite picture of him was taken from bel;ow him as he swam in a pool. RIP, Nice Guy.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:47:08 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
($10 (I think) amounts through the internet from all over the world.)
To: al baby
There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that he turned sideways and fell through the shower drain.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:48:36 PM PDT
by
TommyDale
(Independent - I already left the GOP because they were too liberal)
To: al baby
Real picture no PS...
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:49:05 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: al baby
I don’t follow the NBA but it sounds to me like a very good man has passed. I’m sorry to hear of this.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:49:37 PM PDT
by
Artemis Webb
(DeMint 2012)
To: hal ogen
"My favorite picture of him was taken from bel;ow him as he swam in a pool"Um...Hal- you might want to clarify that
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:49:45 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!!!!!)
To: al baby
Back when the NBA was interesting.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:50:43 PM PDT
by
Chipper
(You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
To: Dallas59
Manute Bol and Muggsy Bogues?
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:51:08 PM PDT
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: al baby
Weird. I was just thinking about him yesterday wondering what happened to “freaks of nature” (for lack of a better term) like him that used to play in the NBA. I think he could dunk without leaving his feet.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:55:11 PM PDT
by
GLDNGUN
To: GLDNGUN
He could dunk from the bench
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:56:09 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom sarc ;))
To: al baby; Artemis Webb; Extremely Extreme Extremist; lainie; lewisglad; PennsylvaniaMom; ...
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:56:16 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
To: al baby
Very sad, he played during an era when not every NBA player was a thug.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:57:30 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: al baby
Coaches of opposing teams often trained their players about his defense by getting in the key with a broom to swat down shots. Manute once blocked a freethrow without leaving his position along the side of the paint.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:58:16 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: al baby
RIP, much too young to die.
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:58:18 PM PDT
by
Carley
(For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: Mr. K
Suit on accentuating his long, long stature. (head out of the gutter?)
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posted on
06/19/2010 1:59:12 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
($10 (I think) amounts through the internet from all over the world.)
To: al baby
Besides his obvious shot-blocking skills, I remember his unusual but effective 3-point shooting style.
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posted on
06/19/2010 2:01:29 PM PDT
by
kik5150
To: Dallas59
Now that was a tall dude. Overly tall people seem to pass on earlier in life than most. RIP, M.B.
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posted on
06/19/2010 2:02:46 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
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