(CNN) -- Manute Bol, one of the tallest players in NBA history, died Saturday at the age of 47, a spokeswoman with the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed to CNN.
The hospital did not disclose the cause of death.
Bol, who was listed at 7-feet-7 inches tall and 225 pounds, played for the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat in his 10-year career.
The native of war-torn Sudan was known during and after his career for his charity work for his home country.
He was a wonderful person. He would always talk about the civil war going on in Sudan, because he was sending all of his money back to Sudan, Charles Barkley, Bol's teammate on the 76ers and an NBA analyst for TNT, told CNN's Don Lemon. I can honestly say I never played with a better person, Barkley said.
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The hospital did not disclose the cause of death.
Bol, who was listed at 7-feet-7 inches tall and 225 pounds, played for the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat in his 10-year career.
The native of war-torn Sudan was known during and after his career for his charity work for his home country.
He was a wonderful person. He would always talk about the civil war going on in Sudan, because he was sending all of his money back to Sudan, Charles Barkley, Bol's teammate on the 76ers and an NBA analyst for TNT, told CNN's Don Lemon. I can honestly say I never played with a better person, Barkley said.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/06/19/obit.manute.bol/index.html?hpt=T1
