John William Rogan was born in 1868 in Sumner County, Tennessee. Also known as 'Bud' rogan, he is one of 16 individuals in medical history to reach a height of eight feet or more. John William Rogan began to grow very rapidly at the age of 13 leading to Ankylosis, and eventually he could not stand or […]

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