Jerry Sokoloski
Jerry Sokoloski (born May 6, 1983, Toronto) is 7 feet 1.5 inches (2.18meters) in height as measured barefoot by M. Gilles Campion at midday on 1st May 2015 at Parc Saint Paul, Beauvais, France. Standing next to the other Giants that attended the 2 day event he was considerably smaller and was no where near his claimed height of 7'7". Sokoloski also had a "hand off" (where both parties hands are placed together and the size and span of the fingers are compared) with Sultan Kosen, who is the Worlds Tallest Man. Sokoloski had claimed that he had the biggest hands in the world, however, those claims were quickly subdued when Sokoloski and Kosen compared hands as Sultan's were both longer and had a greater span than Sokoloski's. He is managed by M Models and Talent Agency in Toronto, Canada[1]
Sokoloski played high school basketball in Canada for Silverthorn Collegiate Institute before transferring to Chinguacousy High School and Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School. He did not advance to college or professional basketball. He declared himself eligible for the NBA draft in 2004 and had workouts with a number of NBA teams but was not drafted. Sokoloski recently has appeared in commercials for Mr. Clean and Bud Light beer. He is currently working on a movie to be shot in Tunisia in 2014.
Sokoloski is the 2nd tallest man in Canada after Sim Bhullar who measures 7'3.5" barefoot but lists for NBA purposes in sneakers at 7'5" tall. Sokolowski was measured whilst wearing sneakers with a heel height of 2" on the Canadian morning show Breakfast Television at 7'4".[2]
References
- ↑ Boyle, Theresa (2007-08-13). "Are you Canada's tallest man?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ↑ Canadian Press. "Hey stretch, could you be Canada's tallest man?". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2009-12-14.