Bol, Manute
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 16 October 1962 | ||
| Place | Gogrial, Sudan, 8n32, 28e07 | ||
| Timezone | EET h2e (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   22°34'   or 
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Biography
American pro basketball player, the 7 foot 7 inch NBA center came to the US in 1984 as a Dinka tribesman from Sudan to play basketball. He blocked more shots per minute than anyone else in league history during 11 seasons with four teams.
He began his career when a cousin spotted his potential and brought him to the US to play for one season at the University of Bridgeport. Bol then went to the minor leagues and played for the Rhode Island Gulls, establishing records for his blocking. After playing for the Washington Bullets and the Milwaukee Bucks, he went back to the minor leagues in 1995. He returned to his home country in 1997 to become the Sudanese minister of sports and culture. This stint was followed by a brief assignment in Qatar where he played ball.
An activist on behalf of his home country, he donated $3.5 million to Sudanese rebels who were trying to overthrow the Sudanese dictator in 1999.
On June 30, 2004 he sustained a serious head injury and a broken neck when the Colchester, CT taxi in wich he was riding hit a guardrail, crossed two lanes of traffic, hit a ledge, and rolled over, killing the driver and throwing Bol from the car.
Events
- Family : Change residence 1984 (to US from Sedan)
- Other Financial 1999 (gave $3.5 million to overthrow dictator)
- Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 30 June 2004 (badly hurt in car accident)
Source Notes
Dr. J. Lee Lehman quotes a sport almanac for date; time unknown; in July 2004, PT notes that ESPN gives his birth place asTuralie, Sudan, a remote village in the Southern part of the country, home of the Dinkas. Another media gives Gogrial
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Basketball
- Traits : Body : Size (7'7")
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work
- Lifestyle : Work : Work in team/ Tandem
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Gross motor control
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist
- Lifestyle : Financial : Rags to riches
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury
