- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Nute
- The One-Manute Man
- Height7′ 7″ (2.31 m)
- Manute Bol was born on October 16, 1962 in Gogrial, Sudan. He was married to Ajok Giugwol. He died on June 19, 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- SpousesAjok Giugwol(1998 - June 19, 2010) (his death, 4 children)? (divorced, 6 children)
- Towering height
- Second tallest man ever to play in the NBA, standing a few millimeters shorter than Romanian player Gheorghe Dumitru Muresan.
- Played one year of college basketball at the University of Bridgeport.
- Drafted by the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Clippers in the 5th round of the 1983 NBA Player Draft out of the University of Bridgeport. Re-drafted in the 2nd round of the 1985 Draft by the Washington Bullets (now Wizards). He played for the Bullets, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Warriors and the Miami Heat.
- Son of a Dinka tribal chief. "Manute" means "special blessing."
- First played basketball at age 18 and chipped his teeth on the rim when he first tried to dunk.
- [on his height] My mother was 6 feet 10, my father 6 feet 8, and my sister is 6 feet 8. And my great-grandfather was even taller -- 7 feet 10.
- [In a 2001 interview] I would have a big farm. Then we have no worries about money. If you have the cows, you have the money.
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