Ditto my grandfather from Scotland.
Short, thin, (130 pounds, maybe?) lived to 93, in New York.
His son, my father, also Scottish born, was a few inches taller, always thin but a few pounds heavier, lived only to 83 - back in 1999.
You said you heard large (meaning tall?) men tend to die sooner, but did I read once that really tall men usually have good arteries - - - because they’re good and stretched out, or something?
Help, somebody!
PS
We know someone, still living in NY, who is about 80 years old and is six feet nine inches.
In his late 20’s, he had his ski boots ordered from Italy because there was nothing in the U.S. for his huge foot, at that time!
Back in those days, he was always the tallest person around, stood out like the proverbial (must I say it?) - - sore thumb.
He was the best man at a wedding where the bride was probably five feet tall. What a sight! I was young, but I remember!