Pro Basketball Player, Activist Manute Bol Dies at 47
And the former professional basketball player and African activist Manute Bol has died at the age of forty-seven. One of the National Basketball Association's tallest players at seven foot six, Bol spent much of his time off the court campaigning for peace and reconciliation in his native Sudan. He is said to have spent most of his $6 million in career earnings on various Sudanese causes.
