Michigan man listed as tallest twin dies at age 48
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A Michigan man recognized as one of the world's tallest twins has died at age 48.
Michael Lanier of Troy, Michigan, was 7 feet 7 inches tall (2.3114 meters). An obituary posted online by Malburg Funeral Home says he died at a hospital Wednesday. WDIV-TV reports that he had cancer complicated by abnormal growth hormone.
The Guinness Book of World Records has listed Lanier and brother Jim as the tallest twins.
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Lanier played in 19 basketball games at UCLA in the early 1990s. He returned to Michigan and worked as a designer at General Motors.
In 2015, Lanier told WDIV "it's always a circus" when new people see him. He said dating was frustrating because he didn't know whether women were interested in him or just curious about his height.