Photos: America's tallest man, Igor Vovkovinskiy, dies
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America's tallest man FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009 file photo, Igor Vovkovinskiy, 27, of Rochester, Minn, standing 7-feet and 8-inches tall, listens to President Barack Obama, not pictured, during a health insurance reform rally in Minneapolis. Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family says the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File) (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)
America's tallest man Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, has his foot measured by a shoe technician as part of a shoe fitting at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. Reebok is providing a pair of specially made sneakers at no charge. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, speaks with members of the media at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. Reebok is providing a pair of sneakers to Vovkovinskiy at no charge. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, has an imprint taken of his foot by technicians as part of a shoe fitting at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. Reebok is providing the shoes at no charge. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Paul Robinson, of Canton, Mass., a shoe technician at Reebok, measures a pair of shoes belonging to Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., as part of a shoe fitting for Vovkovinskiy at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. Reebok is providing a pair of specially made sneakers at no charge. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, right, speaks with Trevor Kirby, center, a shoe engineer, at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. Reebok is providing a pair of sneakers to Vovkovinskiy at no charge. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Shoe engineers examine foot imprints from Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. The engineers intend to use the imprints to help create sneakers for Vovkovinskiy with a good fit. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, has his feet measured by shoe technicians as part of a shoe fitting at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. Reebok is providing the shoes at no charge. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
America's tallest man Seven-foot, eight-inch tall, Igor Vovkovinskiy, the self proclaimed biggest supporter of President Barack Obama, takes a photo with cheerleaders from the Cannon Falls high school prior to a town hall event at Lower Hannah's Bend Park, in Cannon Falls, Minn., Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The President is on a three-day Midwestern bus tour. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
