Former NBA player Bol dies at 47

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Former NBA player Manute Bol dies at age 47.

Manute Bol, a 7 foot 7 basketball sensation in the 1980s with the Washington Bullets, died June 19 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was 47.

Former NBA star Manute Bol works with a young boy at a basketball clinic Bol was giving in Bridgeport, Conn., June 15, 2002.

Bol, who was 7 feet 7, posed for photos with Muggsy Bogues, who is 5 foot 3, when they were teammates.

Bol stands up to Charles Barkley of the 76ers.

One of Bol's basketball cards, made by Fleer.

Bol devoted his post-basketball life to improving the lot of his fellow natives of Sudan.

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Manute Bol, a 7 foot 7 basketball sensation in the 1980s with the Washington Bullets, died June 19 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was 47.

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