Basketball player Adonal Foyle was a center in the NBA for 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors and the Orlando Magic. After his retirement in 2010, he served as Orlando's director of player development for two seasons. As a humanitarian, he founded Democracy Matters, which advocates for campaign finance reform, and the Kerosene Lamp Foundation, which serves children in his home country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 2009. Updated 2010
Adonal Foyle
Professional basketball player
Born in: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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