Known on the basketball court for being one of the top post defenders of all time and known off the court for his abundance of humanitarian work, Dikembe Mutombo truly is one of the "Good Guys in Sports", as Sporting News named him in 1991 and 2000. Mutombo graduated from Georgetown University with bachelor's degrees in linguistics and diplomacy. Upon graduation, Mutombo was drafted to the Denver Nuggets where he received his first of four NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards. As his career progressed he played for the Atlanta Hawks, Phildadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and finally the Houston Rockets.
As a Congolese American, Mutombo started the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to improve living conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Due to his widespread humanitarian efforts, Mutombo was honored by President George W. Bush, earned the Goodermote Humanitarian Award as well as twice winning the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. And if that doesn't convince you of how awesome he is, his new, modern Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in Congo will!
Dikembe Mutombo loves GoGreenRide and finds the hybrids comfortable and roomy despite his 7 foot 2 inch frame. Thank you Dikembe for going green with GGR!
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