William Edwin Spivey was born in Lakeland , Florida .
William Edwin Spivey was had moved to Columbus , Georgia , by 1944 , at which time he was 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) .
William Edwin Spivey was born in Lakeland , Florida , and had moved to Columbus , Georgia , by 1944 , at which time he was 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) .