Manute Bol, who may have been born between 1946 and 1962, became one of the best shot-blockers in NBA history thanks to his 2 ...

There’s been a fascination for sports fans with former 7-foot-6 center Manute Bol since the mid-1980s. Still, the sale of his ...

The closest any player has come to breaking Smith's single-game record of 17 blocks was Manute Bol, who blocked 15 shots in a game twice in 1986 and 1987, and Shaquille O'Neal, who blocked 15 ...

Manute Bol, who passed away in 2010 from acute ... He also set the NBA rookie record with 397 blocks. Bol, pictured with his old USBL teammate Spud Webb, quickly became a star in D.C. and was ...

The NBA is not short of contentious situations in its history — it's filled with them. From performance-enhancing drugs, ...

He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1985, and led the NBA in blocks in 1986 and 1989. Basketball genes run in Bol’s family. Manute’s son, Bol Bol, ranked No. 4 in the country by ESPN ...

When it comes to Manute Bol, there is as much legend ... 48 minutes than Africa’s first NBA draftee (8.6). Bol finished with more career blocks (2,086) than points (1,599), but he was a pure ...

Manute Bol is often remembered as the towering 7'7 ... Averaging an incredible 5.0 blocks per game in his rookie campaign, Manute's presence was such that even in limited minutes off the bench ...

At 7-foot-7, the late Manute Bol is tied for the tallest ... Watch Shaq try to cook using an Easy Bake Oven Bol obviously blocks shots with ease, but also shows off some range on his jumper ...

Manute Bol became a household name in the NBA as much for his 7-foot-7 body as his ability to block shots as if he were swatting flies. Bol died of in June 2010 and left behind memories of a broad ...

9.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in 29.7 minutes before a season-ending foot injury. Manute Bol was one of the tallest players in NBA history, at 7 feet, 7 inches. He played 10 seasons for the ...