Jack Robinson Shields, the Texas Giant (1859-1896). The four Shields brothers, of White Rock, Texas, were billed as being between 7 feet 8 inches and 8 feet 0 inches tall, but in reality none of them exceeded 7 feet 0 inches. They joined a Barnum & Bailey

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Jack Robinson Shields, the Texas Giant (1859-1896). The four Shields brothers, of White Rock, Texas, were billed as being between 7 feet 8 inches and 8 feet 0 inches tall, but in reality none of them exceeded 7 feet 0 inches. They joined a Barnum & Bailey sideshow around 1880 and were billed as The Texas Giants and were paid six dollars a day. His tallest height was measured at 6 feet 11 inches. Gigantism, also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average. In humans, this condition is caused by over-production of growth hormone in childhood resulting in persons between 7 feet and 9 feet tall.

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