| ****LIKE US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com **** The tallest man in the United States traveled from Minneapolis to Massachusetts on Thursday for a custom shoe-fitting with Reebok that he hopes will help him live a normal life. Igor Vovkovinskiy says he's had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn't fit. He's 7 feet, 8 and one-third inches tall with a shoe size somewhere between a 22 and 26. American's tallest man, Vovkovinskiy says his only shoes have no traction, making it 'suicidal' to leave his home. 'I haven't been able to go for a joyful walk for six years now,' said Vovkovinskiy 'I look forward to just going for a walk with my dog, just walking around the neighborhood.' Vovkovinskiy traveled to Reebok headquarters in Canton on Thursday for a complex shoe-fitting that involved, among other things, custom pressure-mounting equipment, bio-foam, a device that takes precise measurements of length, a tape measure and a handful of technicians. |
