Manute

Manute was the son of a Dinka tribal chief, and was given the name Manute, which means special blessing.

Manute Bol remembered on Senate floor 2010

I wasn't Michael Jordan, but I was somebody called Manute Bol. "

Manute Bol, former Washington Bullet and one of NBA's tallest players, dies at 47 2010

The stunts were ridiculous—Manute playing ice hockey, Manute in jockey's silks—but the proceeds went to the Southern Sudan rebels.

E-Books: The Defender 2011

I always said one thing Manute showed everyone is the heart that he had to give back to his people.

Southern Sudanese in US Vote in Independence Referendum 2011

With arms so long they almost made the game unfair, Manute could have been just a shot-eraser—he averaged nearly twice as many blocks per minute as the No. 2 player in the record books—but his raw enthusiasm he loved to toss up ill-advised three-pointers turned his game into a study in spasmodic performance.

E-Books: The Defender 2011

The gangly Sudanese shot-blocker Manute Bol was the second, joining the Washington Bullets a year later.

E-Books: The Defender 2011

I always said one thing Manute showed everyone is the heart that he had to give back to his people.

Southern Sudanese in US Vote in Independence Referendum 2011

Manute went through a lot, and he was the face of our nation, he said.

Southern Sudanese in US Vote in Independence Referendum 2011

Player Height Injuries Gheorghe Muresan 7'7 Missed two seasons with foot, ankle injuries Manute

Careers of NBA's Tallest Continually Cut Short 2011

Manute went through a lot, and he was the face of our nation, he said.

Southern Sudanese in US Vote in Independence Referendum 2011