George Bell, the tallest man in America, passes away in Durham
George Bell, a former deputy in Norfolk, Virginia, who played for the Harlem Globetrotters, has died. WCNC Charlotte reports ...
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Tallest man in America, Harlem Globetrotter George Bell dies at age 67
He later lost that title to Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was a fraction of an inch taller, and then regained it in 2021 when ...
Once the tallest man in America, Portsmouth native, sheriff deputy remembered by love, warmness
In 2010, he appeared on “The Dr. Oz Show” after a younger man, Igor Vovkovinskiy, from Rochester, Minnesota, edged past him, by one-third of an inch, to claim the title as America’s tallest. “I knew,” ...
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Tallest man in America, former Harlem Globetrotter, dies at 67
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.
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George Bell, America's tallest man and Portsmouth native, passes away
At a towering 7 feet, 8 inches tall, the Portsmouth native gained the title in the Guinness World Records back in 2007, although he was surpassed a few years later by Igor Vovkovinskiy ...
America’s tallest man dies at age 67
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 ...