Manute Bol, Basketball Star and Activist, Dead at 47 11.19K Adrian Chen 06/19/10 03:20PM Filed to: and now he's dead and now he's dead Manute Bol Basketball Sports Sudan Manute Bol, The 7-foot-7 former NBA player with the Washington Bullets, the Golden State Warriors and others, died today at age 47. He spoke out about the plight of his native Sudan throughout his career. (Pic Getty)