Basketball

Worlds Tallest Player

Suleiman Ali Nashnush - 8 feet 0.4 inches (245 cm)

Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943 - 25 February 1991) is one of fifteen individuals in medical history to reach or surpass eight feet in height. He was a Libyan basketball player and actor. In 1960, he successfully underwent surgery to correct his abnormal growth. He was said to be the tallest basketball players ever at 8 feet 0.4 inches (245 cm) and played for Libya. This is not true, however. At the time he played basketball he had not reached his final height and was about 7 feet 6 inches tall. Suleiman Ali Nashnush also had a small role in Federico Fellini's film Satyricon where he played the role of Tryphaena's attendant. He died on 25 February 1991. The authenticity of his height is very doubtful. Guinness book of records has been listing him for decades at this height. In the pictures and in the video he is only 19 years old.