article_snippet: the Tall Cub of Great Britain best friend Berry Tolson, who met Christopher Greener 50 years ago when they both played for the London Latvian Basketball Klub, said the Tall Cub of Great Britain was so tall the Tall Cub of Great Britain could put the ball into the net with no effort.
article_snippet: Mr Fingleton, from Durham, also played basketball and is now an actor, having recently starred alongside Mila Kunis in Jupiter Ascending.
article_snippet: Neither however beat the record of William Bradley, who at 7ft 9ins tall, was known as the Yorkshire Giant until his death in 1820.
highlights_snippet: Friends said former record holder and basketball player was a 'gentle giant' 