| John Francis Carroll | |
| Other Names: | Buffalo Giant, Big Red, Jack |
| Birth Date: | 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York |
| Death Place: | Lackawanna, New York |
| Known For: | Third verified tallest human |
| Height Ft: | 8 |
| Height In: | 7.75 |
John Francis Carroll (1932 – August 8, 1969) was an American giant and one of 23 known people in medical history to have reached a height of 8feet. He suffered from severe, 2-dimensional spinal curvature (Kyphoscoliosis) and acromegalic gigantism. He had a standing height of 8feet on October 14, 1959, at age 27, but according to calculations, his height would have been 8feet, assuming normal curvature of the spine. In 1968, he was later measured at 7feet, having shrunk in stature due to his worsening spinal condition.[1] [2]
Carroll was born in Buffalo, New York, and was known as the Buffalo Giant in medical literature. He was third in stature only to Robert Wadlow and John Rogan. His extraordinary growth started at the age of sixteen. During his early life, his growth continued despite extensive treatments. At one point he grew 8inches in height in one year. As his condition worsened, his standing height decreased.
He died on August 8, 1969, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, New York.[3]