Skip to comments.
NBA star now impoverished refugee [Manute Bol flees Sudanese Muslim tyranny]
The Associated Press via The Seattle Times ^
| Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 12:00 a.m. Pacific
| Michael Luo
Posted on 08/18/2002 7:09:58 AM PDT by SlickWillard
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-25 last
To: SlickWillard
With a flat-footed reach of 10 feet, 6 inches, Bol is so tall that the average man comes up to his rib cage. His inseam measures nearly 5 feet, and he wears size-16-1/2 sneakers.Hmmmm... surprisingly small feet for someone that size....
I've known high school kids (approx 6'1" to 6'5") who've worn that size...
In comparison to another former NBA star, however: Bob Lanier was 6'11" and took a size 22 shoe!
To: Temple Owl
ping
22
posted on
08/18/2002 6:31:56 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: SlickWillard
Woody Allen: "Manute Bol is so skinny, to save money on road trips they just fax him from city to city."
Spud Webb attempting an in your face dunk over Manute Bol!!! How's that for spunkiness?
23
posted on
08/18/2002 10:54:53 PM PDT
by
tictoc
To: Tribune7
Thanks for the ping. Manute was a joy to read about when he was with the 76ers. I especially remember the by-play and teasing he took from Charles Barkley. Manute was --and obviously still is --a kind, gentle and unselfish person. A much better role model than Iverson.
To: SlickWillard
Despite accusations of betrayal, Bol flew to Nairobi. "I thought I should go and support the peace initiative," he says. Talks collapsed two weeks later.
Bol returned to Khartoum, where the government, promising more talks, offered him a post as minister of sport. Their offer was conditional, however. He would need to become a Muslim first. A Christian since childhood, Bol refused.
As time passed with no progress toward peace, Bol began to feel used. He told refugees that there was hope, even though he didn't think so. "I have to say it for my safety," he says. Interesting old article. Rest in peace, Mr. Bol.
25
posted on
06/25/2010 11:29:44 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-25 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson