Bell was a deputy at the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office and stood 7 feet, 8 inches in height, the Guinness World Records’ tallest man in America at that time. (The Virginian-Pilot file photo ...

That dream fizzled. But later on, he wore another crown: Tallest Man in America. “They told me I was blessed,” Bell said in 1994, interviewed by The News & Observer. “Basically, they told me ...

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

The tallest man in America has died.George Bell, who measured 7 feet 8 inches and lived in Norfolk, Virginia, was 67 years old.From 2000 to 2014, he was a deputy with the Norfolk Sheriff's Office.

George Bell held the record as the tallest living man in America at one point, and he also spent time as a Norfolk sheriff's ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – 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 ...

Bell, who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, stood at an astounding seven-foot-eight-inches and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007 as the tallest man in America. For ...

Bell, who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1957, stood at an astounding seven-foot-eight-inches and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007 as the tallest man in America.