One of the tallest men in Arizona territory in the 1880s was Pima County Sheriff Bob Paul. The former stagecoach shotgun messenger had been on the ill-fated Benson stage attacked in November 1880, setting off the events that led to the O.K. Corral gunfight. While most men hovered around 5'7" or 5'8", Sheriff Paul stood at a solid 6'4". Incidentally, Billy the Kid killer Pat Garrett and actors John Wayne and Clint Eastwood all stood at 6'4". Could their commanding height have something to do with
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