Bernard Coyne (giant), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American giant
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1897
Place of Birth: Anthon, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 20-May-1921
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bernard Coyne (giant)
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- Coyne (July 27, 1897 – May 20, 1921) is one of only 17 individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet tall or more.
- Coyne may have reached a height of 8 feet 4 inches (2.54 m) tall at the time of his death in 1921.
- His World War I draft registration card, dated on August 29, 1918, lists his height as 8 feet.
- 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, a condition 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 24 (American) shoes. Bernard Coyne died in 1921.
- He is buried in Anthon, Iowa, in a specially-made, extra-large coffin.
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