The Tallest Known Man in US, Who Stood 7-Foot-8 Dies of Heart Disease at 38

A tumor pressing against his pituitary gland caused it to secrete abnormal levels of growth hormone. He grew to become the tallest man in the U.S. at 7 feet, 8.33 inches (2 meters, 34.5 centimeters) and ended up staying in Rochester.

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