George Bell

George Bell, Jr. After his retirement from competitive sports, he worked as a deputy sheriff in Norfolk, Virginia.

Early life, family and education Bell was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He first showed signs of his impending tallness when he stood at 9 years old. Bell said he had a medical condition called gigantism, which caused excessive growth hormone secretion during childhood. He stated that through high school he never grew so tall that he felt out of place. By the time he was in his early 20s, however, his height had exceeded . Although he believed later that he was , the measurements for the Guinness book showed he had grown another inch. He said he did not suffer from some of the other effects of gigantism, such as an enlarged heart, although he did have to take medications.

He attended college at Morris Brown College and Biola University, playing basketball for both schools. He also appeared on season 4 of American Horror Story.

Personal life and death Bell and his ex-wife

He died at his home in Durham, North Carolina on March 19, 2025. He was 67 years old.