1972– Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Moussa Seck Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[66] 1986– United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Matthew McGrory Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[67] 1973–2005 Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Mamadou N'Diaye Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the US.[68] 1993– United States 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Conrad Furrows He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows.[69] 1922–1967 Senegal 229 cm 7 ft 6 in Tacko Fall Is the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014.[70] 1995– Russia 229 cm 7 ft 5.8 in Sergey Ilin Tallest basketball player in Russia.[71] 1988– Spain 229 cm 7 ft 5.8 in(?) Fermín Arrudi Urieta Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.