NORFOLK, Va. ( WAVY) – George Bell, a former Harlem Globetrotter, actor and law enforcement officer who held the record for ...

George Bell, a former Norfolk sheriff's deputy who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the tallest man in America at ...

George Bell, a former Harlem Globetrotter, actor, and law enforcement officer who was the tallest man in America, has died at the age of 67 due to complications from a stroke.

George Bell, a former Harlem Globetrotter, actor and law enforcement officer who held the record for the tallest man in America, has died at age 67. Called a “gentle giant,” Bell, who ...

George Bell, a former deputy in Norfolk, Virginia, who played for the Harlem Globetrotters, has died. WCNC Charlotte reports Bell, who was 7 feet 8 inches tall, was also known as the world's ...

He was 67 years old. Bell was born in 1957 in Portsmouth and was declared the tallest man in America in 2007, but was dethroned by Igor Vovkovinskiy, who edged Bell out by less than half an inch.

Born in Portsmouth, Va. in 1957, Bell was first awarded the tallest-man title by Guinness World Records in 2007 before he was dethroned by Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was a fraction of an inch taller.

He later lost that title to Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was a fraction of an inch taller, and then regained it in 2021 when Vovkovinskiy died, according to TV Insider. For comparison, the tallest ...