John F. Carroll
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'''John F. Carroll''' (1932-1969) is one of twelve individuals recorded in medical history to have stood eight feet or more. Carroll suffered from severe, [[2-dimensional]] spinal curvature ([[Kyphoscoliosis]]) and acromegalic gigantism. He had a standing height of 244 centimeters ( 8 feet 0 inches) on October 14, 1959, but his height would have been 264 centimeters (8 feet 7¾ inches), assuming normal curvature of the spine. He was later measured at 239 centimeters (7 feet 10½inches) in 1968; he had shrunk in stature due to his worsening spinal condition.
Shortly before Carroll's death in 1969 his standing height was 234 centimeters (7 feet 8¼ inches). His corrected height was not recorded but may have been close to nine feet.
Carroll was born in [[Buffalo, New York]] and also known as the Buffalo Giant in medical literature. Carroll was third in stature only to [[Robert Pershing Wadlow|Robert Wadlow]] and [[Willie Bud Rogan]]. His extraordinary growth started at the age of sixteen and continued until his death, despite extensive treatments at Mercy Hospital. At one point he grew seven inches in height in a matter of a few months.
While in a hospital bed Carroll ran a campaign for [[Alderman]] of his district and lost by only a few votes.
==References==
*Acromegalic Gigantism. The Buffalo Giant. ''American Journal of Medicine. 1961;31:966-76.'' Prezio, J.A.; Griffin, J.E.; O'Brien, J.J.
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