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Big question answered: How did Shawn Bradley get so tall?

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A chance encounter in the first-class section of an airplane led to a giant mystery being answered.

Why is Shawn Bradley so tall?

That’s what BYU biology professor John Kauwe wanted to know after sitting next to the former Cougar basketball player, and the 7-foot-6 ex-NBA center eagerly agreed to participate in an in-depth study to find out.

“Unlike many extremely tall people who have a rare genetic disorder or a pituitary tumor, Bradley is healthy and still one of the tallest people in recorded history,” explained the byu.edu article ‘BYU genetic researchers solve a giant mystery: How Shawn Bradley got to be so tall.