Bernard Coyne 3997583 214068700 2008-05-21T23:43:17Z RogDel 6192846 Wikification at the vital dates '''Bernard A. Coyne''' ([[July 27]], [[1897]] – [[May 20]], [[1921]]) [[Anthon, Iowa]], [[USA]]. Is one of only twelve individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet tall or more. Coyne may have reached a height of 8 feet 4 inches (2.49m) tall at the time of his death in 1921. His World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August 1918, lists his height as 8 feet. [[Guinness World Records|The Guinness Book of World Records]] stated that he was refused induction into the Army (1918) when he stood at a height of 7 feet 9 inches. Coyne was the tallest ever eunuchoidal infantile giant, also known as Daddy Long-Legs Syndrome. He was the tallest person in the world at the time of his death when, like [[Robert Wadlow]], he was still growing. He reportedly wore size 25 (American) shoes. Bernard Coyne died of hardening of the liver, and of a glandular disorder, in 1921. He is buried in Anthon, Iowa, in a specially-made, extra-large, coffin. == External links == *[http://members.shaw.ca/harbord/Coyne_article.jpg Image of a newspaper article about Coyne] *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=coyne&GSfn=bernard&GSmn=a.&GSby=1897&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1921&GSdyrel=in&GSst=14&GSob=n&GRid=13787314& Findagrave page] {{DEFAULTSORT:Coyne, Bernard}} {{US-bio-stub}} [[Category:1897 births]] [[Category:1921 deaths]] [[Category:People with gigantism]] [[fr:Bernard Coyne]]