Bell was featured on the AMC show Freakshow, throughout its two seasons. In an interview for the show, he revealed that he had appeared as an alien who landed on top of the L.A. Coliseum at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also appeared on season 4 of American Horror Story. He first showed signs of his impending tallness when he was 9 or 10, Bell said, but through high school he never grew so tall that he felt out of place. By the time he hit his early 20s, however, his height had exceeded 7 feet. When he last measured himself, about 20 years ago, he said, he was 7 feet 7 inches. But the measurements for the Guinness book showed he had grown another inch. Bell said he has a medical condition called gigantism, which causes excessive growth hormone secretion during childhood. He said he does not suffer from some of the other effects of gigantism, such as an enlarged heart, although he does have to take some medicines for the rest of his life.
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"7-foot-8 Va. deputy used to ‘small man’s world’" from msnbc.com
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george, bell, basketball, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2021, lear. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message George Bell born in 1957 in Portsmouth Virginia is the tallest man in the United States at 7 feet 8 inches 234 cm as recognized by Guinness World Records He was a deputy sheriff in Norfolk Virginia he played college basketball at Morris Brown College Biola University with the Harlem Wizards and Harlem Globetrotters show teams George Bell at the Hampton Tattoo Festival 2016 Bell was featured on the AMC show Freakshow throughout its two seasons In an interview for the show he revealed that he had appeared as an alien who landed on top of the L A Coliseum at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles He also appeared on season 4 of American Horror Story He first showed signs of his impending tallness when he was 9 or 10 Bell said but through high school he never grew so tall that he felt out of place By the time he hit his early 20s however his height had exceeded 7 feet When he last measured himself about 20 years ago he said he was 7 feet 7 inches But the measurements for the Guinness book showed he had grown another inch Bell said he has a medical condition called gigantism which causes excessive growth hormone secretion during childhood He said he does not suffer from some of the other effects of gigantism such as an enlarged heart although he does have to take some medicines for the rest of his life External links edit 7 foot 8 Va deputy used to small man s world from msnbc com Freakshow Q amp A George Bell Archived 2020 09 30 at the Wayback Machine from amc com nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Bell basketball amp oldid 1174443527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
