Tallest man in U.S. seeks shoes, normalcy

Igor Vovkovinskiy flew to Massachusetts on May 3 from Minnesota so shoe engineers at Reebok could try to custom build shoes strong enough to support his massive frame. He's 7 feet, 8 and one-third inches tall. Technicians estimate his shoe size at somewhere between a 22 and 25 — sizes impossible to find at the mall.