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kinggollum says on 20/Nov/09
If you look at that pose kurrgan is leaning back, plus you can clearly see two incnch plus soles on tenta bc they are white and the rest of boot is black. At the first of the vid. you can see Kurrgan and silva side by side and kurrgan comes up to the 7'2 silvas heys a the very least. So again kurrgan is around 6'11, taller than Matt morgan or nash. Funny thing is TNA has Matt morgan at 7' and Nash at 6'11 which you can clearly see nash is taller. When I met morgan he looked no taller than 6'8 to me and even wwe billed him at 6'10.
dicksock says on 19/Nov/09
Silva's mma listing is 7'2" and 385lbs. I would assume he may have been heavier in pro wrestling though. There's NO WAY he had 5" on Kurrgan. He had him by 3" MAX. In the royal rumble match from 1998 Kurrgan and strong 6'5" JBL have a short face off. He easily looked 5-6" taller.
Golga(earthquake)- 6'5.75"
Kurrgan - 6'11"
Silva - 7'2" Clay says on 19/Nov/09
Dicksock: what about the picture JT posted on Khali's page showing Khali taller than Silva? It's clear as day head to Khali page and see for yourself. Back me up JT.
''Take Khali's muscles away and he wouldn't be as impressive''? Well guess what, he actually has a ripped muscular physique and thats what sets him apart from the other giants for me. Danimal says on 19/Nov/09
I think Kurrgan was at least 6'9"-6'10". The Ben says on 19/Nov/09
I have a friend whos 6'2.5 and he had a picture of him and giant silva (He met him walking down the street in new york about 4yrs ago)
The friend is 19 stone (270lbs) and a competitive bodybuilder and he is completely dwarfed by silva... silva looks 7'3-7'4 in the picture to me... Kurgan always looked 6'8-6'10 to me in wwe, probably because he was in the ring with such tall guys.
In the extras to the film 300 they say kurgans 6'10 and he looks easily that as he also does in the new sherlock holmes film..
I'd go 7'3 silva. 6'10 kurgan. 6'5.5 tenta.. anonymous says on 19/Nov/09
i,ve been reviewing the hogan/andre staredown,and the hogan/khali staredown ,and concude that khali would have andre by a good 2-3 inches easily,andre at 6'10" and khali at 7"1". JT says on 19/Nov/09
The scene with Giant Silva and Kurrgan in tuxedos is at the end of part 1 and the beginning of part 2 of these videos. Click Here Click Here
Earthquake’s boots have very small soles as usual and Kurrgan in dress shoes does not look all that much taller. Silva looks like he’s wearing a padded suit as his upper body was nowhere near the size it appears to be. JR also refers to him as being 7’5” as Big Show/Giant was being billed at 7’4” at the time in WCW. I haven't looked too closely but the video quality appears too crappy to make out how large the soles are on Silva's and Kurrgan's dress shoes (though they'll still be larger than the soles on Quake's boots). IMO Silva would have Kurrgan by an easy 4-5 inches. Vegas says on 19/Nov/09
i remember a piece on powerslam magazine where the ridiculed kurrgans 7ft billing and aguila weight billing, ron reis dwarfed john tenta and he was 7'1, no way was kurrgan just 2 inches shorter comparing both men to tenta kinggollum says on 19/Nov/09
JT says on 18/Nov/09
kurrgan says on 18/Nov/09
....So I still say Kurrgan peak hits between 6'11 and 7' foot
Click Here IMO he's more in the 6'8" to 6'9" range. Golga/Earthquake is around 6'6"; Giant Silva probably 7'1" to 7'2" tops. Kurrgan's one of the tallest men to ever wrestle in the WWE but I have no doubt that Kevin Nash would be taller. Kurrgan would probably match up well height-wise with Matt Morgan.
I don't know, Golga is in wrestlings boots and Kurrgan are in very thin soled slacks, plus they always wanted Silva to look monsterous and he does have noticably thicker soled shoes there. I still see Kurrgan about 6'11. dicksock says on 19/Nov/09
Clay says on 19/Nov/09
dicksock says on 16/Nov/09
That was Giant Silva. He is about 7'2" and maybe 420lbs or so. He is certainly a HUGE human being. He's naturally bigger than Khali. Bigger body, but doesn't have the muscles...kind of like Mr. Rousimoff.
Jim Ross has said a couple times Khali is the biggest man he's seen in the business combining height and muscle mass - and freakish huge hands/feet.
Ok...that's fine, but I'm not blind. Clearly Silva is a little taller and is larger than him in their match on youtube. Imagine if Silva had the muscles of Khali. Big Show is also bigger than him as was Andre. Heck Gonzalez was as well. Take away Khali's muscles and he wouldn't be as impressive. Don't get me wrong, he is a freakishly large man. Clay says on 19/Nov/09
dicksock says on 16/Nov/09
That was Giant Silva. He is about 7'2" and maybe 420lbs or so. He is certainly a HUGE human being. He's naturally bigger than Khali. Bigger body, but doesn't have the muscles...kind of like Mr. Rousimoff.
Jim Ross has said a couple times Khali is the biggest man he's seen in the business combining height and muscle mass - and freakish huge hands/feet. LV says on 18/Nov/09
FYI...Kurrgan was the monster in 300 that got his head cut off by Leonidas. Also, he is the villan in the new Sherlock Holmes movie previews. JT says on 18/Nov/09
kurrgan says on 18/Nov/09
....So I still say Kurrgan peak hits between 6'11 and 7' foot
Click Here IMO he's more in the 6'8" to 6'9" range. Golga/Earthquake is around 6'6"; Giant Silva probably 7'1" to 7'2" tops. Kurrgan's one of the tallest men to ever wrestle in the WWE but I have no doubt that Kevin Nash would be taller. Kurrgan would probably match up well height-wise with Matt Morgan. Chris says on 18/Nov/09
In reference to the recent video with Kurrgan and Kane in the ring. Here is a 1998 photo with myself and the D.O.A. (aka The Harris Brothers) tag team.
Click Here kurrgan says on 18/Nov/09
Hey I was looking online and found this! Click Here
Kurrgan seemed to have an inch on the lift wearing Kane. So I still say Kurrgan peak hits between 6'11 and 7' foot JT says on 17/Nov/09
Mamun says on 17/Nov/09
....My friend JT , thank you
for your effort . But what did you use for referrence ?....
Chris Taylor is billed at 6'5". I assumed he was that height and around 6'5.5" in those boots, which have extremely small soles if you look at the orig. pic. However, he loses up to an inch with the wide stance. I still made him around 6'5", or roughly 8 inches taller than your height in shoes. You are probably a shade taller than Mean Gene. Andre usually had a head size plus around 2 inches on Gene when wearing his wrestling boots, esp. during impromptu interviews. That's basically how you and he measure up as well (Andre's chin is lowered a bit too). Vegas says on 17/Nov/09
Freddy says on 16/Nov/09
does anyone have pictures of Andre next Ali?
the best we have sorry :( Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here
regarding cromwell he didn't look a full 6'7 on nightcourt Mamun says on 17/Nov/09
I will wait for you to post it my friend Freddy ! My friend JT , thank you
for your effort . But what did you use for referrence ?
Regards
Mamun dicksock says on 16/Nov/09
HollywoodFan says on 15/Nov/09
How about the really gigantic, freakishly tall kind of stiff guy with an Andre-like face (but with shorter hair) from "The Insane Clown Posse" (from WWF TV years ago), who wore a simple pants and & open collared long sleeve shirt when he wrestled? He looked at least a tad taller than Giant Gonzalez & at best, perhaps a inch or so taller! He always appeared to look a shade under 8 feet tall and around 600 pounds or so! Never spoke and always looked a little "dull!"
That was Giant Silva. He is about 7'2" and maybe 420lbs or so. He is certainly a HUGE human being. He's naturally bigger than Khali. Bigger body, but doesn't have the muscles...kind of like Mr. Rousimoff. Freddy says on 16/Nov/09
I will try Mamum, i saved it on my digital box hard drive, i also saw an episode of different strokes with mohammed ali in it he starred along with james cromwell who i beleive is 6'7 this would have been in the early 80s and Ali was about 3" shorter "no more", does anyone have pictures of Andre next Ali? Also look at the Backlund picture Andre is a head taller so if Backlund is 6' and Andre's head is 13" then that makes Andre 7'1,even if Backlund is 5'11 it makes Andre 7', This pic i reckon would be as accurate as any on here. Click Here I know we all have our own opinions on the man's height but when people are saying 6'9 or 6'10 for his peak then that's getting a bit ridiculous. Love this site. JT says on 16/Nov/09
Mamun, you would have been thoroughly depressed if you ever saw Andre standing next to Channa, who was enormous Click Here Mamun says on 15/Nov/09
Any chance of posting that video here my friend Freddy !
Regard s
Mamun omar g says on 15/Nov/09
Andre was the greatest giant to ever live.and he was not the tallest,but he was a giant in mass,proportion,his hands,feet,and torso.also he had an incredably large head with a huge afro.he also had this deep deep deep french accent voice that made him more unique than any giant out there at the time.and last but not least was his popularity.no one at the time was more known in the sports world than andre the giant,maybe except for mohammad ali.but andre was known world wide and he was unique because of his presents.long live andre the true giant of all giants.6'11 - 7'0 peak. Uni1 says on 15/Nov/09
I saw some vid with andre and mean gene. How tall is mean gene? i estimated him at 5'8. But in that vid, ANDRE was huge, and the size of taht man's hand is jsut simple amazing. He looked 7'2 in those cowboy boots. I think at his peak, the big man was a shade taller than 7 foot, but died around 6'10. he was a gentle giant, the only giant i have watcehd in wrestling was the giant now known as the big show, cause i didn't start watching wrestling until 1999/2000. But man, i think andre at his peak, and big show at his peak would have been same height, i thinks aramx says on 15/Nov/09
I've heard of Maurice Tillet before. He looked very acromegalic. Then again so was Rondon Hatton who was only 5'4" I believe. I know acromegaly doesn't necessarily coincide with extreme stature. HollywoodFan says on 15/Nov/09
How about the really gigantic, freakishly tall kind of stiff guy with an Andre-like face (but with shorter hair) from "The Insane Clown Posse" (from WWF TV years ago), who wore a simple pants and & open collared long sleeve shirt when he wrestled? He looked at least a tad taller than Giant Gonzalez & at best, perhaps a inch or so taller! He always appeared to look a shade under 8 feet tall and around 600 pounds or so! Never spoke and always looked a little "dull!" The Seth says on 15/Nov/09
do not argue with my height estimates, next to Danimal, I am the most accurate guesser. Andre was 7 ft 0 in in his prime but 6 ft 10 in toward his death. Danimal says on 15/Nov/09
JT says on 12/Nov/09
Mikew says on 11/Nov/09
JT: With all of your comments, I can't say that I know (doesn't mean that you haven't so specified) what your opinion is regarding a peak Andre. Please tell me what it is. Same question for Vegas and Show. Thanks.
6'10"ish for now.
Who are you fooling? For NOW?????? You've stayed at 6'10" for the last 4.5 years. aarod says on 15/Nov/09
JT, STOP trying to be a photo expert, your comparisons SUCK, there are soooo many thinsg you didn't adjust for. stop IT. seriously, you only know how to adjust for two items out of 5. you make yourself look REALLY bad aarod says on 15/Nov/09
Aramx, there's all types of giants. wadlow, koehler, and the like , were pre-pubecant giants, meaning their abnormal growth started from a young age, way before puberty. they tend to keep much more normal proportions that acromegalic giants who's growth spurts coincide with the onset of puberty. andre's head was so large and distorted BECAUSE his growth plates sealed. its kind of like water overflowing from a cup...acromegalic giants tend to have exagerated organ features, i.e., head, hands, feet, etc...while certain parts dont. the pre-pubecant giants tend to have mor normal proportions.
there is no exact rule of thumb to it, but Andre was a very unique giant.
a perfect example of a person who had acromegaly but didnt exceded the size of a normal man was Maurice Tillet, the french angel. he is the pro wrestler that the animated character "Shrek" was modelled after. he literally LOOKS LIKE AN OGRE. he was 5'10", and had a HUGE head. look him up, very interesting person. his acromegaly onset very late in his life, so he doesnt have the big body liek Andre does, but he still has a very abnormally large head and broad body Freddy says on 15/Nov/09
No worries Mamum i agree with you 100% all the way , i do believe Andre was 7 foot +, i met him in 83 when he toured Australia, i remember him being alot taller than my 6'3 father he would have been close to a head taller than him and i remember shaking his hand and it felt like shaking a baseball glove.
True giant he was. I was watching a film that he was in at the end of career called The Mommy Market and this is when he did look his largest"not tallest" but largest he looked well over 500 ponds in that film. Mamun says on 14/Nov/09
The reason how I came to that conclusion Freddy was because I have met and
seen a lot of people who are famous for being big .For Example , Richard Kiel,
Peter Mayhew, Kane, Show, Hogan, UT, UBG, Tylor Mane, Tiny Ron, Kareem and so on . I have also met the European Dutch giants . I am talking about 6' 3" girls
and 6' 10" ! But When I came face to face with Alam Channa , that first
time encounter image is still floating in my mind to this date ! I mean if any
of you got the chance to see Channa walking through a Hallway or in somebody's
living room , you could have a heart attack . What was so gigantic
about the man apart from the size of his head and hands were his unbeleivable
shoe size ! But when " King RED " did the comparison piture between Channa and
Andre , It seemed even Channa's head is having a tough time when compared to
Andre's ! What more proof do you need than that |?
Regards
Supermun Mamun says on 14/Nov/09
Well said my friend Freddy !
Regards
Supermun The Seth says on 14/Nov/09
actually this is what it should say
Andre the Giant's height is 7 ft 0 in ( 213 cm )
Big Show's height is 6 ft 11.5 in ( 212 cm ) aramx says on 14/Nov/09
I think Vaino, Kosen, Wadlow, and maybe even Don Koehler's heads were comparable if not larger than Andre's considering that they were at least a foot taller than Andre. Freddy says on 14/Nov/09
From Red's pic it shows that Andre had a 13 inch head, does everyone agree? 13 inches is very large for a human head. I understand now why Mamum said that he had the largest head in history. JT says on 13/Nov/09
Anonymous says on 12/Nov/09
....That further validifies the brickwall pictures are very accurate...
Partially true. However, it only works when estimating height at roughly the same level as the camera level. The camera in the Andre/Backlund pic is at around the abdominal level, so yes an estimate of their respective inseam lengths can be made from that pic based on the level of the cinder block wall behind them.
When the camera is lower than the top of the guy's head, you end up with an inflated height estimate if you try to peg the guy's height based on where the top of the head would be vis-à-vis the level of the cinder block wall behind him. If you do, Ted DiBiase becomes 6’7” in his thin-soled wrestling boots Click Here which is probably 4 inches taller than his peak barefoot height.
The photo angle in that pic is basically dead-bang identical with the Andre-Backlund pic, including the height of that bottom cinder block. Match ‘em up and guess what: Click Here
Andre comes out roughly the same height next to DiBiase as he did in 1988.
DiBiase looks around 4 inches taller than Backlund, just as he does here if he would have straightened up Click Here Anonymous says on 12/Nov/09
Vegas says on 12/Nov/09
wasn't andre known for having shortish legs for a guy of his height but if reds diagram is right then his trouser leg would be about 50 inches, thats ~20 inch longer legs than i have
I would go by inseam and it looks like Andre would have about a 38" inseam which seems correct. I'm 6'0" and have a 32" inseam, so for a tall guy with relatively short legs, 38" seems about right. I recall reading that 7'4" Rik Smits has a 40" inseam for a point of reference. The Andre/Backlund picture also shows him to have about the same inseam as Red's picture. That further validifies the brickwall pictures are very accurate. Anything over a 40" inseam wouldn't make sense, but neither would anything under a 36" inseam. Backlund would appear to have about a 32" inseam which makes sense for a 6'0"-6'1" guy. JT says on 12/Nov/09
Mikew says on 11/Nov/09
JT: With all of your comments, I can't say that I know (doesn't mean that you haven't so specified) what your opinion is regarding a peak Andre. Please tell me what it is. Same question for Vegas and Show. Thanks.
6'10"ish for now.
Red's pic has Andre in front of a tile wall, not a cinder block wall. This same pic (but much clearer) was posted on this site several years ago. Richard on this site used the tile floors to estimate Andre's shoe size at around 18 or so (which was about right) rather than the WWE-claimed 24's. Me says on 12/Nov/09
Vegas according to Red's diagram Andre's in seam would be about 38-40" not 50". kinggollum says on 12/Nov/09
Vegas says on 12/Nov/09
wasn't andre known for having shortish legs for a guy of his height but if reds diagram is right then his trouser leg would be about 50 inches, thats ~20 inch longer legs than i have
You know, you do have a point Vegas and I still believe a 7'1 andre but it was always said he had porportions of a man 5'7. dicksock says on 12/Nov/09
Red, you just made the greatest post ever. Awesome job. And Vegas you must be blind or something. His leg comes up to be about 46.5" max, not 50". 50" is well into his stomach. dicksock says on 12/Nov/09
JT, all you have to do is look up his height. I literally just found over 20 different sites listing him at 6'1" and nothing else. Oh and I guess the fact that he stacks up to a peak Andre better than 6'1.5" Arnold did means nothing.(cowboy boots taken into consideration) And he edges out a strong 6' Bret Hart and he's almost the same height as a peak Vince McMahon. Also, Backlund has a footware adv. in the Andre pic. But I guess you still think Backlund is 5'11... Vegas says on 12/Nov/09
wasn't andre known for having shortish legs for a guy of his height but if reds diagram is right then his trouser leg would be about 50 inches, thats ~20 inch longer legs than i have Mamun says on 12/Nov/09
My friend Red , if your not the King than who is ?
regards
Supermun Mikew says on 11/Nov/09
JT: With all of your comments, I can't say that I know (doesn't mean that you haven't so specified) what your opinion is regarding a peak Andre. Please tell me what it is. Same question for Vegas and Show. Thanks. JT says on 11/Nov/09
LV, the debate had nothing to do with Andre vs. Backlund but instead Andre's height relative to the cinder block wall behind him (i.e., comparing that pic with the Gonzalez and Nash pics) Go back and read the initial posts. We're now boring each other and everyone else here. Now go find evidence proving Backlund is 6'1" and I'll be the first to claim that Andre looks 7'0" in that pic. Red says on 11/Nov/09
Me says on 2/Nov/09
Here you go Red
Click Here
Sorry Me, no chance to measure him out correctly in that pic.
But I have this Click Here 7´0.5" in thin boots with a high camera position.
I have no doubt about a 7´0"-7´0.5" peak Andre LV says on 11/Nov/09
Again JT, our discussion does not have anything to do with whether or not someone is closer to the camera. Lebron doesn't have any advantage from the camera height! The camera is low compared to both of them, how is it that only Lebron benefits from this and Shaq doesn't? The reason Lebron looks taller is be cause he is way in front of Shaq. If you can't see that Backlund and Andre are right next to each other, that your problem. You let your bias blind you. JT says on 11/Nov/09
LV says on 9/Nov/09
JT,
This picture isn't even relevant to our discussion because Lebron is so much closer to the camera and there is no point of reference (Click Here)....
Of course it is. The camera is below Lebron's head, as is the camera in the Andre/Backlund pic. Shaq is behind Lebron, as is the cinder block wall in the Andre/Backlund pic. You and a few others here draw a line where the top of Andre's scalp would be and then determine his height based on where that same line ends up on the cinder block wall behind him. Using your logic, we can draw a line at the top of Lebron's head, see where that line ends up on Shaq, who is standing right behind him, and then, voila, arrive at Lebron's height. The line would be well above Shaq's eyebrows, meaning in your view Lebron must be at least 6'10".
Similarly, I guess ~ 6'7" Tracy McGrady is actually much taller than 6'9"-6’10” listed Stromile Swift and the same height as 7'5"-7'6" Yao Ming. Click Here Likewise, Kobe must really be 6'9"+ Click Here After all, the top of his head would be at or above Shaq's eyebrows if the latter lowered his chin. Makes perfect sense, as Rob's middle diagram Click Here is just B.S. according to you. Basic lines and angles.... Gretz says on 10/Nov/09
I haven`t posted here in a long time,so I hope this wasn`t posted already.Here is Andre in a 1967 french martial arts movie ( Click Here)his agility at this point is amazing. Me says on 10/Nov/09
The Nash pic in front of the cinder blocks holds no weight at all in comparison to Andre in fron of the cinder blocks or Gonzalez, because he is considerably further away from the wall which makes him appear taller in comparison to the blocks.
Does anyone have any input on the scale photo that arrod posted on 11/7? This is the only photo I know of where Andre has perfect posture and is barefoot. LV says on 9/Nov/09
JT,
This picture isn't even relevant to our discussion because Lebron is so much closer to the camera and there is no point of reference ( Click Here). We're discussing cinder blocks and camera heights. Andre and Backlund are standing right next to each other. You make no sense to anyone but yourself. Danimal says on 9/Nov/09
LV says on 8/Nov/09
JT, the point of most post is that, unless the photographer is 7' tall, all pictures of tall people are taken at similar camera heights (i.e. no advantage). I love all the math and physics that you use (notice the sarcasm). What math or physics equation did you use to determine that a low camera angle gives Andre EXACTLY a 3" advantage? I'm not hanging on to some fantasy. I know Andre wasn't 7'4", but also, I fairly certain he was taller than 6'10" peak. The point of these discussions to prove it to the best of our abilities. Please don't do me any favors by not elaborating on your theories so as not to damage my simple brain.
I got your back LV ;) dicksock says on 8/Nov/09
JT says on 8/Nov/09
LV, what’s comical is grown men clinging to their boyhood fantasies about "larger than life" giants. You failed to grasp basic photo perspective concepts a year ago and it’s obviously still not sinking in. I take it math and physics were not your forte in school. For tall people, the photographer is almost always shooting from a lower angle, which is the exact reason why we can’t gauge a person’s height based on the height of objects behind him. Using your logic, Lebron is really only 3 inches shorter than Shaq Click Here
Um...no If we were just "grown men clinging to boyhood fantasies" then we'd say he was 7'4" or 7'5". The fact is we agree with you more than the kayfabe. We just see the obvious reality that Andre in his prime was obviously 6'11.5-7'1". Just because most people on this site don't agree with your complete nonsense 6'10" peak theory doesn't mean we're Andre fanboys. I personally think based on all of the tons of evidence I've seen that he peaked at 7' or so in the early 70's and by WM III was down to 6'11 maybe 6'11.5" and then a strong 6'10 at death. Again your boyhood fantasy arguement is TOTALLY INVALID. My boyhood fantasy was that he was 7'4" so I'm cutting almost 4" off my origional "fantasy". But, I don't accept your 6'10 fantasy or vegas's 6'9.88" joke. And obviously Rob doesn't accept it either because as you can see Andre is credited with 6'11.5". LV says on 8/Nov/09
JT, the point of most post is that, unless the photographer is 7' tall, all pictures of tall people are taken at similar camera heights (i.e. no advantage). I love all the math and physics that you use (notice the sarcasm). What math or physics equation did you use to determine that a low camera angle gives Andre EXACTLY a 3" advantage? I'm not hanging on to some fantasy. I know Andre wasn't 7'4", but also, I fairly certain he was taller than 6'10" peak. The point of these discussions to prove it to the best of our abilities. Please don't do me any favors by not elaborating on your theories so as not to damage my simple brain. JT says on 8/Nov/09
LV, what’s comical is grown men clinging to their boyhood fantasies about "larger than life" giants. You failed to grasp basic photo perspective concepts a year ago and it’s obviously still not sinking in. I take it math and physics were not your forte in school. For tall people, the photographer is almost always shooting from a lower angle, which is the exact reason why we can’t gauge a person’s height based on the height of objects behind him. Using your logic, Lebron is really only 3 inches shorter than Shaq Click Here
I’d go into detail about how the camera angle is lower in the Andre/Backlund pic than the Gonzalez and Nash pics, meaning there is even a greater distortion in perceived height, but I don’t want to see any exploding gray matter around here. LV says on 7/Nov/09
JT says on 5/Nov/09
LG69 we’ve been through this how many times now? I guess Giant Gonzales is 7’9.5” in his wrestling boots (which did not have large heels back then) Click Here Kevin Nash is around 7’2” in his boots? Click Here If the camera is below the guy’s head, you can’t judge his height by the level of the wall behind him. Click Here You’re getting an inflated height by over 3 inches. So calculate Andre’s height with the cinder blocks, subtract 3+ inches, and we may have our answer;)
What a coincedence that, in your opinion, the low camera height makes Andre appear EXCATLY 3 inches too tall and comes out to 6'10"!!! Why not 1", why not 2"? You're so biased it's comical. You'll say anything to make Andre 6'10" or shorter peak. This diagram ( Click Here) holds no water in my opinion. Unless you're a tall person taking the picture of another tall person, all pictures of tall people would be from a low angle. That is of course unless a 5'8" person is taking pictures by holding the camera above his head. aarod says on 7/Nov/09
Reed, I analyzed the photo already of Andre on the scale, having gone to my doctor's office. my doctor has that same exact scale model( at least it looks identical ), and yes, that ruler/rod, measures to 84 inches. i think edward carpentier unscrewed it and use the fact that Andre was "behind" the scale to trick the camera into making him look significantly taller than 7 feet. to acomplish that, he held the ruler at an angle so it would appear that it is unscrewed and sitting several inches higher than the point where it is supposed to screw in. anyways, the scale at my doctor's office measures 50 3/8 inches above the scale surface exactly at that top ledge just below the slide weights. using simple mathematical proportions, and measuring andre's height in pixels at 517, and the height of that ledge in pixels at 308, we get a height of 84.558 inches for Andre, barefoot. Something that should also be considered, is the fact that Andre is BEHIND the scale, so he is actually slightly taller than that, perhaps by up to a half-inch, however, lets assume there is a small margin for error in my calculated measurement, so that would make Andre 84.588" plus or minus 0.5"
here is the picture:
Click Here
despite this fairly accurate photo analysis, i believe the bob backlund photo is better evidence of a 7+ feet Andre. We all agree that Andre is 10.5-10.6 bricks in that photo, standing in wrestling shoes that give him 0.5" extra height. I am going to go to my local arena this week and measure EXACTLY how tall 10.5 bricks is, because it is a standard thing, even the mortar is standard height. i know someone said they are 7 5/8" tall and 8" with the mortar, but i have standard MSU blocks at home in my back yard that are 7 7/8" tall, not 7 5/8", so there is discrepancy. I will measure the height of 10.5 bricks together with the mortar, and get back to everyone soon. JT says on 7/Nov/09
LG69, had you calculated Andre’s height correctly from the cinder blocks, you would have come up with roughly this: Click Here Andre comes out over 7’1” in boots as did Nash (no more than 6’10”) standing in front of a cinder block wall.
What you failed to realize in the Gonzales pic is that there is a black painted stripe at the bottom of the wall. Click Here These are the “thick and chunky” heels of Gonzalez that you were referring to?? Click Here
If Andre measured 6’10” at his death, you do realize that his standing height was shorter than that, right? He had been dead for some time and in the permanently horizontal position. dicksock says on 7/Nov/09
drk says on 6/Nov/09
My doorways are also 6'9" with a 3" trim to the 7' roof. I am 6'7.5" in my work boots and am about 1.5" below the top of the open door.
That's the same as all the doors in my house and most other homes I've seen. But to be honest it's more like 6'11.75" to the top of the trim... LG69 says on 6/Nov/09
Vegas, why wouldn't Backlund be measured in college? What's wrong with that? As a wrestler, his weight was the more important, but getting his height is just part of the deal. drk says on 6/Nov/09
My doorways are also 6'9" with a 3" trim to the 7' roof. I am 6'7.5" in my work boots and am about 1.5" below the top of the open door. LG69 says on 6/Nov/09
JT, you say that 7' for Andre is 3" or more off. If that is so, Andre was only 6'8.5"-6'9"...you have to be kidding. That would make Backlund 5'8.5"-5'9", which we know he's a solid 6'tall. Also, Andre measured 6'10" at death, so how could he be under 6'10" in that photo with Backlund? He was near his prime at the time of that photo. Even if you take a little off for being in front of the cinder blocks, that certainly is not going to be 3" as you say. Maybe 1/2-1". Andre always wore relatively flat wrestling boots, like the ones he's wearing in the photo with Backlund. He didn't wear the thick,chunky heels like Show,Gonzales or some of the other big wrestlers did. Also,that height scale that you used for Giant Gonzales is not correct. Your bottom line is off the floor by 2" thereby making Gonzales stand 7'9.5". If you take off 2" that the scale is off, then Gonzales would be at 7'7.5", which makes more sense because he was known to actually stand 7'6". If he wore his relatively thick wrestling boots, his height would be 7'7.5" not 7'9.5". mike says on 6/Nov/09
well my doorways actually measure 6'9" and roughly 6'10 just over the top molding,and we know from that video that Andre had to duck his head,i give andre 6'11" -7 foot Danimal says on 5/Nov/09
Stretch says on 5/Nov/09
Danimal says on 4/Nov/09
The Backlund/Andre photo is still the best available to get an accurate height of Andre. Andre measures just past 10.5 cinder blocks,not counting his afro. I just researched online,and found out that those cinder blocks are made by manufacturers at 7 5/8" to allow the mortar to feel in the space between blocks, thereby giving you the standard 8". The bottom block is also a"standard half block"( 4" with mortar included) with a type of black caulk around the base. So, 10.5x8=84"(7feet), and Andre is about 1/2"past the 10th block. Andre's heels are at most 1/2" but that doesn't mean he's getting a full 1/2". My Addidas have a 1" heel from the outside, but when I measure in them I'm getting 3/4" of lift. Plus he weighs 500lbs, and I'm sure that's compressing the material quite a bit. Point is: Andre was 7' tall in that photo. He may have been taller at some point, and we know he was shorter in later years due to his condition and back surgery; at death he was measured at 6'10" 555lbs according to the coroner. Until a better photo or video comes along, I'm 100% convinced he was 7'at his peak. Btw, I researched a bit on Backlund, and he was measured at 6'0 even when he wrestled in college; he is 1.5(12") blocks shorter than Andre.
This is a great post.. Insightful, unbiased, and diligent research to back it up.. This is what we need more of on this page. Great work!! 7'0 (at least) prime Andre!!
???????????????? You quoted me, but I didn't type ANY of that??????????? Vegas says on 5/Nov/09
Danimal says on 27/Oct/09
You met brother love 20 years after he stood next to a BAREFOOTED Haku
i met a 43 year old brother love, i guess he lost height sitting behind his desk writing wrestling scripts :D barefoot or not haku was not 6'2 with a 12 inch head like that other poster claimed him to be JT says on 5/Nov/09
LG69 we’ve been through this how many times now? I guess Giant Gonzales is 7’9.5” in his wrestling boots (which did not have large heels back then) Click Here Kevin Nash is around 7’2” in his boots? Click Here If the camera is below the guy’s head, you can’t judge his height by the level of the wall behind him. Click Here You’re getting an inflated height by over 3 inches. So calculate Andre’s height with the cinder blocks, subtract 3+ inches, and we may have our answer;) Stretch says on 5/Nov/09
Danimal says on 4/Nov/09
The Backlund/Andre photo is still the best available to get an accurate height of Andre. Andre measures just past 10.5 cinder blocks,not counting his afro. I just researched online,and found out that those cinder blocks are made by manufacturers at 7 5/8" to allow the mortar to feel in the space between blocks, thereby giving you the standard 8". The bottom block is also a"standard half block"( 4" with mortar included) with a type of black caulk around the base. So, 10.5x8=84"(7feet), and Andre is about 1/2"past the 10th block. Andre's heels are at most 1/2" but that doesn't mean he's getting a full 1/2". My Addidas have a 1" heel from the outside, but when I measure in them I'm getting 3/4" of lift. Plus he weighs 500lbs, and I'm sure that's compressing the material quite a bit. Point is: Andre was 7' tall in that photo. He may have been taller at some point, and we know he was shorter in later years due to his condition and back surgery; at death he was measured at 6'10" 555lbs according to the coroner. Until a better photo or video comes along, I'm 100% convinced he was 7'at his peak. Btw, I researched a bit on Backlund, and he was measured at 6'0 even when he wrestled in college; he is 1.5(12") blocks shorter than Andre.
This is a great post.. Insightful, unbiased, and diligent research to back it up.. This is what we need more of on this page. Great work!! 7'0 (at least) prime Andre!! Anonymous says on 5/Nov/09
I met Andre one time, he had only an inch on me and I'm 7 feet tall.
Andre could have been 7'1" in his prime. ----- Richard "Pervert" Poole Danimal says on 4/Nov/09
LG69 says on 4/Nov/09
The Backlund/Andre photo is still the best available to get an accurate height of Andre. Andre measures just past 10.5 cinder blocks,not counting his afro. I just researched online,and found out that those cinder blocks are made by manufacturers at 7 5/8" to allow the mortar to feel in the space between blocks, thereby giving you the standard 8". The bottom block is also a"standard half block"( 4" with mortar included) with a type of black caulk around the base. So, 10.5x8=84"(7feet), and Andre is about 1/2"past the 10th block. Andre's heels are at most 1/2" but that doesn't mean he's getting a full 1/2". My Addidas have a 1" heel from the outside, but when I measure in them I'm getting 3/4" of lift. Plus he weighs 500lbs, and I'm sure that's compressing the material quite a bit. Point is: Andre was 7' tall in that photo. He may have been taller at some point, and we know he was shorter in later years due to his condition and back surgery; at death he was measured at 6'10" 555lbs according to the coroner. Until a better photo or video comes along, I'm 100% convinced he was 7'at his peak. Btw, I researched a bit on Backlund, and he was measured at 6'0 even when he wrestled in college; he is 1.5(12") blocks shorter than Andre.
You're BOSS, right? LV says on 4/Nov/09
Correction on David Prowse, he was a body builder, but had a physique and surgeries not unlike Hogan LV says on 4/Nov/09
He's an interesting article for those that don't believe in height loss (and this is from a non-athlete):
Click Here Vegas says on 4/Nov/09
people are measured in college??? thats a new one, he was probably listed at 6ft even in college, brock lesnar was listed at 6'4 in college wrestling just for reference LG69 says on 4/Nov/09
correction, Andre is just past the 10.5 blocks,not 10 blocks as I said previous. LG69 says on 4/Nov/09
The Backlund/Andre photo is still the best available to get an accurate height of Andre. Andre measures just past 10.5 cinder blocks,not counting his afro. I just researched online,and found out that those cinder blocks are made by manufacturers at 7 5/8" to allow the mortar to feel in the space between blocks, thereby giving you the standard 8". The bottom block is also a"standard half block"( 4" with mortar included) with a type of black caulk around the base. So, 10.5x8=84"(7feet), and Andre is about 1/2"past the 10th block. Andre's heels are at most 1/2" but that doesn't mean he's getting a full 1/2". My Addidas have a 1" heel from the outside, but when I measure in them I'm getting 3/4" of lift. Plus he weighs 500lbs, and I'm sure that's compressing the material quite a bit. Point is: Andre was 7' tall in that photo. He may have been taller at some point, and we know he was shorter in later years due to his condition and back surgery; at death he was measured at 6'10" 555lbs according to the coroner. Until a better photo or video comes along, I'm 100% convinced he was 7'at his peak. Btw, I researched a bit on Backlund, and he was measured at 6'0 even when he wrestled in college; he is 1.5(12") blocks shorter than Andre. aramx says on 4/Nov/09
How much did Andre weigh in that vid? Like 450 lbs? And yeah he looked just about 7 feet tall in it (probably with the extra inch from the shoes). How high would you say his shoulder level is? I would like to know because then we can determine roughly how tall the other people in that video are. Marble90 says on 4/Nov/09
I agree mamun he would have been an awesome jaws i also wanted to see him in movies such as bloodsport he would have fit perfectlly in those type of movies . Vegas says on 4/Nov/09
he would be far better playing comedy roles looking at that than jaws, i hate how all wrestlers are always portrayed as tough guys on screen when in reality most are funny guys eg nash, wight Mamun says on 4/Nov/09
I think Andre could have done soo much in the world of t.v and movies ! He
should have taken up the offer to play Jaws . What a shame we lost such a
great entertainer soo soon ! And Vegas you are right ! I enjoyed every second
of that sitcom if though I didn't understand one word !
Regards
Supermun Mamun says on 3/Nov/09
OK JT Andre does not look like a 7' 2" in cowboy boots but then he doesn't
in a million years look like the 6' 9" you and vegas are trying to prove !
His overall size is awesome as evident in that video . If it was shaq or
even Richard kiel acting in the place of Andre , they would by no means
look that massive . Andre truely was the 8th wonder of the world . Fantastic
find Dicksock ! Like I said , you get to see a lot of other stuff and evidence
in celebheights of your favorite heros that you never thought to have existed!
Regards & cheers for Dicksock !
Supermun Danimal says on 3/Nov/09
mike says on 3/Nov/09
now those doorways in that video are what around 6'10" you think?
I live in Montreal, Canada (where that French Canadian show was filmed) and MOST standard doorways are 6'8" beneath the panel and 6'10" above the panel. Danimal says on 3/Nov/09
mike says on 3/Nov/09
now those doorways in that video are what around 6'10" you think?
I live in Montreal, Canada (where that French Canadian show was filmed) and MOST standard doorways are 6'8" beneath the panel and 6'10" above the panel. Vegas says on 3/Nov/09
compromising lol, when we have video of bret/hbk side by side backlund
btw that sitcom is hilarious even though i barely understand a word, mr petit :) i-Clarke-93 says on 3/Nov/09
Mamun says on 3/Nov/09
Thank you dicksock ! my friend how about posting that Andre/bret picture from
the Bret bio book that you have !
I don't know how to upload pics directly , but if someone could tell me how to I would be glad to.
Regards
Supermun
I don't know ho Me says on 3/Nov/09
For about the billionth time doors are 80" to 81" or 6'8" or 9" the doorways are 6'10". With the trim around the top of the doorway adds up to be 7' or just a little more. JT says on 3/Nov/09
Click Here Rob has Cary Elwes at 5’11” and Robin Wright at 5’6”. Not sure about the others. The problem is that Andre and those other two guys are on higher ground and further from the camera. The photo again evidences how average-sized Andre’s forehead was, with most of the huge head height coming from the eyes down.
Click Here Mike, why would you assume the doorway is 6’10”?? Not sure if any country would have typical “home” doorways this tall. If it’s the standard 6’8” doorway like here in the U.S., Andre would be struggling to hit 7 feet in cowboy boots even if he stood up perfectly straight. That’s not how a ~ 7’2” guy (in cowboy boots) usually looks next to average-sized people - still does not prove his height though but an interesting video to show his overall mass. Marotte says on 3/Nov/09
Nice find dicksock, its actually a french canadian video. aramx says on 3/Nov/09
I just saw it. It was pretty impressive both in content and vid quality (especially video quaility). lol he breaks the chair and sofa by sitting on it. Danimal says on 3/Nov/09
Vegas says on 3/Nov/09
backlund was not 1.5 inches taller than bret and hbk as we have proved here already danimal, same height for those 3
Sorry, but that's not true. Vince was taller than a PEAK Bret Hart, yet, Vince was the same height as Bob Backlund. If anything, Backlund had minimum 1" on HBK/Bret Hart (that's my compromising with you Vegas). Danimal says on 3/Nov/09
dicksock says on 3/Nov/09
ATTENTION EVERYONE ON THIS SITE!!! I HAVE DISCOVERED A MUST WATCH ANDRE VIDEO. I REPEAT I HAVE DISCOVERED A MUST WATCH ANDRE VIDEO. Go to youtube and type in "Les Brillant" It's the one that's 9:46. This is the motherload. It is a full 10 minutes of Andre on a french sitcom. I'm positive I've never seen it before. It appears to be from the early 80's. Andre is living with a family as a guest and yes he has his trusty cowboy boots.(getting a good 2") But whatever your view on his height whether 6'11 or 7'1 I think Mamun is right. Andre is certainly the most awesome creature that has ever existed. This video truely shows the 8th wonder of the world to be a true GIANT of a man. Just watch and see for yourself. Just unreal stuff.
It's fun to watch, but it doesn't prove his height. It does show that he was huge though. The show aired on French Canadian television from 1979-1982, so Andre was probably still at his peak height at that point. Danimal says on 3/Nov/09
aarod. says on 2/Nov/09
for those who think hogan didnt lose height, let it be known that brutus beefcake and hogan are around the same height today, hogan might be an inch taller, but back in the 70's and 80's, hogan had 3+ inches on beefcake in every picture, even when they were tag team partners.. i have met beefcake and he is a solid 6'3" now, maybe SLIGHTLY taller. so either hogan wore lifts all the time like sly stallone, or he actually DID shrink.
Why do you have to lie about having met Beefcake recently just to prove your point? You've lied about so much already. Just learn to be honest. Mamun says on 3/Nov/09
Thank you dicksock ! my friend how about posting that Andre/bret picture from
the Bret bio book that you have !
Regards
Supermun Vegas says on 3/Nov/09
backlund was not 1.5 inches taller than bret and hbk as we have proved here already danimal, same height for those 3 mike says on 3/Nov/09
now those doorways in that video are what around 6'10" you think? dicksock says on 3/Nov/09
ATTENTION EVERYONE ON THIS SITE!!! I HAVE DISCOVERED A MUST WATCH ANDRE VIDEO. I REPEAT I HAVE DISCOVERED A MUST WATCH ANDRE VIDEO. Go to youtube and type in "Les Brillant" It's the one that's 9:46. This is the motherload. It is a full 10 minutes of Andre on a french sitcom. I'm positive I've never seen it before. It appears to be from the early 80's. Andre is living with a family as a guest and yes he has his trusty cowboy boots.(getting a good 2") But whatever your view on his height whether 6'11 or 7'1 I think Mamun is right. Andre is certainly the most awesome creature that has ever existed. This video truely shows the 8th wonder of the world to be a true GIANT of a man. Just watch and see for yourself. Just unreal stuff. Mikew says on 3/Nov/09
Not sure what the photo with Debbie Harry is supposed to prove. Putting aside the fact that we are looking at a single photo, the same critical question remains: how big is Andre's head? Throw in the heels, the fact that her puffed up hair makes her look like she's standing taller than she is, plus the fact that Andre is slightly leaning in, and you have, once again, a far from conclusive photo. Is the the top of her head, NOT her puffed up hair, 4 inches shorter than Andre's chin? 5 inches? How big is Andre's head? How much height is Andre losing by leaning to the left? One inch? How much height is the lady gaining from the heels? 2 inches? 3 inches? The answers to these questions would help us, but alas, there are no definite answers. If Andre's head is as big as I think it is, then I believe the photo, when you account for the puffed up hair, the heels and the lean in, shows Andre to be right at 7 feet, not the 6'10.67 Vegas estimate. Keep in mind that the 6'10.67 estimate is only a little more than an inch off the 7'0" estimate, so really we're not arguing about much. Vegas, you are correct that Andre was certainly not 7'2" barefoot. But he was also almost assuredly not 6'10" barefoot either. I say he was 7'0.5 at his peak, but anywhere between 6'11" and 7'1" I think is plausible. LV says on 2/Nov/09
Click Here
Pause this at 1:59...good comparison of Andre and the rest of the cast of the Princess Bride. Although I am not sure all everyone's heights. aarod. says on 2/Nov/09
for those who think hogan didnt lose height, let it be known that brutus beefcake and hogan are around the same height today, hogan might be an inch taller, but back in the 70's and 80's, hogan had 3+ inches on beefcake in every picture, even when they were tag team partners.. i have met beefcake and he is a solid 6'3" now, maybe SLIGHTLY taller. so either hogan wore lifts all the time like sly stallone, or he actually DID shrink. Stretch says on 2/Nov/09
@ VEGAS... THE CLAIMS OF A 7'2 BAREFOOT ANDRE ARE NO MORE "LAUGHABLE" THAN YOUR CLAIMS OF A 6'10 PEAK ANDRE.. HE WAS MEASURED AT DEATH AT AROUND 6'10 SO HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WAS HIS PEAK HEIGHT IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS?? NOT A CHANCE.. Danimal says on 2/Nov/09
dicksock says on 31/Oct/09
Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
bob backlund was hbk and bret harts height, so if backlund was 6'1 so were they..
Both Bret and Shawn were a strong 6' in their primes and a 40 something Backlund edged Bret out so yeah...
Bret 6'0.5"
HBK 6'0.5
Backlund 6'1" peak
Bret - 5'11"
HBK - 5'11"
Backlund - 6'0.5" Daniel_Sweden says on 2/Nov/09
just compare andre with Arnold 6'1.5, Bret Hart 6'0, Roddy Piper 6'0.5, Bob backlund 6'0 - 6'0.5..he looks a foot taller than all of these guys exept for arnold..also the picture with Wilt not sure about his height but if he was 7'1.25 then andre was at least 7 at THAT MOMENT..Inoki was probably a legit 6'2 or maybe 6'2.5 gyt andre simply towers over him..
yes there are pictures where andre looks to be 6'10 but the are so much more pictures where he looks to be in the 6'11.5 - 7 feet range
Andre the Giant peak 7'0... aramx says on 2/Nov/09
JT a non-pituitary 7 footer can still easily have a head in the 12-13 inch range. I know I used this guy before, but I am using him again. 7,3" (or 7,4") Shagari Alleyne. You don't think his head is a good 12 inches from this better pic? (where he isn't looking to the ground)?
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I don't have a photoshop ruler to prove my point but doing a few simple measurements with a see-through ruler and assuming that the woman's head is about 8.5" to 9" long that would still easily make his head 12 inches long. His head is DEFINITELY bigger than Shaq's (which looks about 11 inches)compared to Big Show's, but a little shorter than Andre's. Vegas says on 2/Nov/09
5 inch heels no way, these are advertised as 4 inches and give the wearer 3 inch over barefoot Click Here Click Here harrys heels would need to be about 6.5 inches to give her 5 inches over barefoot
rock with Sarah Michelle Gellar who is about the same height as a peak debbie harry Click Here those ain't 5 inchers either Click Here Ghost says on 2/Nov/09
Those certainly aren't 5 inch heels on Debbie Harry. Andre is looking suprsingly short there.
I'm pretty sure if they happened to be standing next to a brick wall Andre would come out as 6'9 or 6'10. I'm not saying he was that short in his prime, but it just ges to prove how unreliable a single photo can be.
What many here seem to base their estimations on are photos of Andre with people who are almost around a foot or so shorter than him. This can be very deceptive because the larger the height difference between two people is, the more difficult it gets to estimate the taller person's height. What is more useful, is comparing Andre with Hogan, Chris Taylor, OMG and so on, who are all very tall guys.
Hogan is probably the best of these because there is planty of material of him and Andre available. In my view, Andre in his prime was about 5 or 5,5 inches taller than Hogan, who I think was 6'5,5 in his prime, thus making Andre about 6'11 in his prime.
Nothing to do with his height, but here's a nice tribute to Andre by the Princess Bride cast & crew.
Click Here Mamun says on 1/Nov/09
My friend JT , you are very strict in measuring Andre's head and taking into
account Andre's second chin which you say shouldn't be counted . But then you
have no problem at all in measuring Studd's head from the base of his very
thick beard all the way to the top of his hair which is also very thick. I
have a very big problem trying to beleive that there was only 1" dfference
difference between Studd and Andre's head ! I have already proven that Andre's
head is larger than a 7' 6.5" Gonzalez , Paul Whiet, 7' 8" Alam Channa and
anyone else's that comes to my mind ! And Vegas are you sure she only has 3"
of heels on her ?????????? To me it looks more like 5" .
My friend Aramx , I haven't seen you posting here before and I think you
have only recently started to post on the Andre the giant page . So as a
fellow poster to another , I feel like I must welcome you ! Here is my
welcome ;...... " Welcome to the Andre the Giant page ( a page full of
injustice ) Aramx !
Regards
Supermun JT says on 1/Nov/09
Tuga, the in-ring camera at the beginning is shoulder-mounted so there’s no telling whether it’s level. These are from the stationary cameras:
Click Here here’s the next frame of the video:
Click Here Backlund has dress shoes on as well, whereas Lawler has thin-soled boots on.
Here’s how Nash measured up to Lawler:
Click Here Vegas posted pics of Nash and Backlund several years ago that were similar to this. Click Here Nash has at least a head size on Backlund (in dress shoes). Andre didn’t though his head is obviously larger than Nash’s. Vegas says on 1/Nov/09
Click Here thats a good photo of andre and debbie harry, harry was no taller than 5'3, its laughable we still have people claiming 7'2 barefoot for andre, andre just wasn't taller than his late 1960s height listings, everything adds up too; listed at 210cm or 6'10.67 (more than likely his morning height), listed at 208cm 6'9.88 in other places (probably his evening height) i-Clarke-93 says on 1/Nov/09
Mamun says on 1/Nov/09
I have seen Bret Hart's Bio book at a book shop yesterday and in it there
was a 1986 or 1987 picture of a barefoot Andre still towering over a bret
in Nikkies by almost a foot . The picture is a very good one because it was
a full body shot . But Andre wasn't in his prime ! Thank you anonymous !
Regards
Supermun
I have Bret's bio and yes there is a pic of Ansdre and Bret shaking hands ; Andre is barefoot and Bret is wearing sneakers giving him about a 1" advantage over Andre who is not standing straight (knees are slightly bent) and he still towers over Bret. I'd say the picture was taken more around 88 ,89' Mamun as Andre has very thick sideburns in the pic as he did around 88/89. Red says on 1/Nov/09
Me, still trying to find that pic JT says on 1/Nov/09
I guess a leaning DiBiase is around 6’5” then if Backlund is 6’1”. Click Here Backlund has a thick head of hair – there’s no Undertaker-like forehead as someone claimed here Click Here
aramx says on 31/Oct/09
Back to the discussion of Andre's head size, assuming that the average person' height is about 7 of their head heights tall, Andre's head SHOULD be roughly 12 inches or a foot long. However, most of us would agree his head was rather large even for his height I would say his head was about 13 inches long. Probably not 14 inches but easily 13 inches long.
Aramx, this is to satisfy someone’s claim here that Studd’s head could have been 11 inches long, which is absurdly long for a non-pituitary giant. Click Here You can forget 14 inches; the 13 inch mark is in the curls of the hair and looks above the scalp. Also note that the bottom line really starts at the bottom of Andre’s second chin, which should not count. I doubt a non-pituitary 7 foot man is going to have a 12 inch long head – maybe 10.5” to 11” long. Most of the extra height usually comes from having longer legs.
Again, the forehead height of Andre was not large; it sloped back very fast: Click Here Click Here The head from the eyes down – huge. Mamun says on 1/Nov/09
I have seen Bret Hart's Bio book at a book shop yesterday and in it there
was a 1986 or 1987 picture of a barefoot Andre still towering over a bret
in Nikkies by almost a foot . The picture is a very good one because it was
a full body shot . But Andre wasn't in his prime ! Thank you anonymous !
Regards
Supermun Me says on 1/Nov/09
Red is it possible for you to give a measurement of what Andre was on the scale with Carpentier. I am sure you remember he is barefoot and is standing perfectly straight, head is up and he is barefoot. Let us know tuga says on 1/Nov/09
Maybe backlund wasn´t a full 6'1, but he is still a little taller than Bret Hart, here´s one video where he´s standing as tall as he can:
Click Here Red says on 1/Nov/09
Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
seems like vince forgot to take off his shoes or put bob standing on something here :) Click Here
Bob is rarely standing straight during that vid, look at his legs.
Click Here 6´1.5" Vince has nothing more than an inch on Backlund, even with camera advantage Red says on 1/Nov/09
JT, you didn´t get into it yet. There is no 7ft mark at the wall in my pic.
It just looks like Andre´s head is touching the line under the 11th full cinder block. But that´s the 7´2" and change mark, if the camera would go higher we could see a difference between the line and the Top of Andres head.
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Vegas, I meant an old Backlund compared to the Backlund/Andre pic. I see the Hitman at 6´flat at that point, he´s still close to 6ft like Rob proved.
Backlund is similar to the Undertaker, both have very low eyelevels.
Click Here If Backlund had only 4inches on Meane Gene than peak Hogan was nothing over 6´3".
Gene 5´7.5" , Backlund 6´0.5"(looks a bit taller in the pic because he´s little closer to the camera) , Hogan 6´5" JT says on 31/Oct/09
Backlund was around 45 in that video with Hart and had not wrestled much in the previous 10 years. The high camera angle favors him right at the beginning but they look the same height in their stare down. Backlund (age 34) is closer to the camera than Mean Gene here and no more than 4 inches taller. Click Here
Per Rob, Pam Anderson is 5'6" and Debbie Harry (Blondie) is 5'3.5". Both have similar high heels on. Click Here It's about how Nash measured up to Gonzalez.
Sorry Red, you scaled your pics wrong. Think about it for a second – the 7 foot mark on your pic (a fraction below your 7'0.5" line) HAS to be at the midway point of that 11th cinder block (84 inch level) in the Gonzalez pic. Why would it be 3/4 the way up the cinder block? Your scaling of that bottom cinder block is screwing things up. still appreciate the effort though - most here argue with "I feel..." rather than post pics or other evidence in support of their position. dicksock says on 31/Oct/09
Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
bob backlund was hbk and bret harts height, so if backlund was 6'1 so were they..
Both Bret and Shawn were a strong 6' in their primes and a 40 something Backlund edged Bret out so yeah...
Bret 6'0.5"
HBK 6'0.5
Backlund 6'1" peak Anonymous says on 31/Oct/09
Andre and Gonzalez would only have a small differential in a staredown. Andre would be about eye level with him. Andre was a behemoth in the early seventies standing about 7'2 barefoot and 7'4 in boots. Andre would throw him around like a ragdoll as he was the real true giant of wrestling while gonzalez was just another uncoordinated tall guy. Big show would have to look up to a prime Andre and never had the girth and freakish hands and head size of the true giant. Andre! Rob i believe Mamun and others have worked diligently to supply adequate proof to update Andres height on here to over seven foot. Cmon lets make it happen. Thank you! aramx says on 31/Oct/09
Back to the discussion of Andre's head size, assuming that the average person' height is about 7 of their head heights tall, Andre's head SHOULD be roughly 12 inches or a foot long. However, most of us would agree his head was rather large even for his height I would say his head was about 13 inches long. Probably not 14 inches but easily 13 inches long. Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
seems like vince forgot to take off his shoes or put bob standing on something here :) Click Here Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
red; bret and backlund are like 6-7 years apart, backlund wasn't old at 43.....
tuga; backlund and bret are same height, in fact bret might be a bit taller because backlunds got a mass of hair there, brets eyeline is higher for one Click Here
here is a screenshot i saved a few years ago (i can't find the video anymore) of hbk/nash and backlund around 1993 Click Here Red says on 31/Oct/09
Vegas, that was an old Backlund and he still edged Bret out. Boss says on 31/Oct/09
Great job on the pics Red. Andre looks 7' with Backlund. The cinder blocks are good because we know their actual size. tuga says on 31/Oct/09
Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
bob backlund was hbk and bret harts height, so if backlund was 6'1 so were they..
Don´t think so...
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Watch around the 2:00 mark, backlund is taller. Vegas says on 31/Oct/09
bob backlund was hbk and bret harts height, so if backlund was 6'1 so were they.. Red says on 31/Oct/09
I can´t see Andres head under 13inches in normal position, it could be 14" general93 says on 31/Oct/09
the only way to figure out his peak height accurately is to take what we know and compare it.we know he was 6'10" 1993 thats not to say he was 6'10 after his operation in 1987.so his last time we can see him before his death was late 1992 he was on tbs beside gordon solie but was on crutches so we have to compare his late pics to one before 1980 because in his biography it says his body declined in 1983. dicksock says on 31/Oct/09
I can't find a listing for Backlund other than 6'1" anywhere. I found an article from 1999 that lists him at 6', thats it. 99% of listings give him 6'1". I have no reason to doubt. He stacks up similar to Andre like 6'1.5" Arnold did(taking away Andre's cowboy boots) The evidence is clear Bob Backlund 6'0.5"-6'1"(with slight footware adv. in Andre pic) Andre the Giant 7'0"-7'1" peak. LV says on 31/Oct/09
I don't know how many times I've posted the cinder block picture of Andre, but none of the sub-7ft crowd will acknowledge it. It substantiates both Backlund and Andre's heights very accurately. I'm sure someone wants to argue that the blocks are non-standard size or there is a camera angle issue, but anything that makes Backlund under 6ft doesn't make sense because when know he's much taller than the 5'10" Steamboat. His presence in that pictures proves that there isn't a scaling issue of any sort. It also proves Andre's head was at least 12" long. Danimal says on 30/Oct/09
Red says on 30/Oct/09
JT says on 29/Oct/09 Here's Backlund with Steamboat, who was 5'10" tops Click Here
Thats a 2inch difference, Backlund was nothing under 6´0"peak
Actually, Backlund was right around Vince's height in 1979-1980. Backlund was a 6'1" guy. dicksock says on 30/Oct/09
I agree that Gonzales was indeed about that eight, but Guinness can be deceiving sometimes. I have an old edition of it where they actually have Andre listed at 7'4! He was listed as the highest paid wrestler, but still... they put it in there unsubstantiated.
Yes, Andre's height of 7'4" was unsubstantiated...BUT he wasn't in the record book for his height. In other words, the people at guiness had no reason to check his height because that had no effect on his salary. Gonzalez on the other hand WAS in the record book specifically for his height. You're comparing apples and oranges. Kind of like how Haystacks was listed at 6'11". They let him keep the billing because it wasn't what he was being recognized for. Red says on 30/Oct/09
JT says on 29/Oct/09 Here's Backlund with Steamboat, who was 5'10" tops Click Here
Thats a 2inch difference, Backlund was nothing under 6´0"peak Red says on 30/Oct/09
JT, you know, you gave yourself the answer in your own comment:
Question:
JT says on 29/Oct/09
Red, the 11th cinder block in the Gonzales pic covers the 80 to 88 inch mark. In your pic Click Here the 7 foot line (84 inch) from Andre's pic should be at the midway point of that 11th cinder block.
Answer:
Gonzalez comes out around 2 inches taller than he should in boots since the camera is below his head and looking up. Same with the Andre/Backlund pic.
Here is how it works: Click Here
In the Gonzalez pic the wall starts with a full block, in the Andre pic the wall starts with a 2/3 block - Difference 1/3
Now look at the 11th block - still 1/3block Difference to the Andre pic!
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The 7´0.5" line in my pic is the top of Andres head - Not the middle of the block - like you said, they come out taller because of the low camera angle.
If you count the blocks + cement, the 11th block (10blocks +2/3block) in the Andre pic starts at 7´2.5" and that comes out accurate to the Gonzalez pic!
If the camera would be a the top of Andre´s head, we could see a 1.5" to 2" difference to that 7´2.5"line.
Next time you have to pay me for ! JT says on 29/Oct/09
Red, the 11th cinder block in the Gonzales pic covers the 80 to 88 inch mark. In your pic Click Here the 7 foot line (84 inch) from Andre's pic should be at the midway point of that 11th cinder block. Drop the Andre pic down around 2 inches and you got it. In your other pic, Andre is right next to Gene whereas Big Show is standing behind Gene. Try these pics and see if it comes out any differently ;) Click Here Click Here
Click Here Gonzalez comes out around 2 inches taller than he should in boots since the camera is below his head and looking up. Same with the Andre/Backlund pic.
Here's Backlund with Steamboat, who was 5'10" tops Click Here Aarod says on 29/Oct/09
ok guys.. andre is in .5 inch heals, and hes standing against a cinder block wall, cinder blocks are 8"x16", and the mortar/cement between it is probbaly .5"-.75" tops...anyone want to calculate Andre's height now? what about gonzalez' height?
I am gonna let someone else do the math. Aarod says on 29/Oct/09
JT, the cinder blocks in your andre/backlund pic are scaled smaller in height than the cinder blocks on the gonzalez pic, AND gonzalez's heal sits higher in the picture than andre's.. you truly are a jackass. STOP making photo collages, you absolutely SUCK at it. you dont adjust for distance from objects, depth, angle of incidence, or actual height either... Aarod says on 29/Oct/09
JT, the cinder blocks in your andre/backlund pic are scaled smaller in height than the cinder blocks on the gonzalez pic, AND gonzalez's heal sits higher in the picture than andre's.. you truly are a jackass. STOP making photo collages, you absolutely SUCK at it. you dont adjust for distance from objects, depth, angle of incidence, or actual height either... Richard says on 29/Oct/09
Red says on 29/Oct/09
Wasn´t Giant Gonzalez measured at 7´6.5" by Guinness book? Even that would be an avarage height of at least 3 measurements during the day.
I agree that Gonzales was indeed about that eight, but Guinness can be deceiving sometimes. I have an old edition of it where they actually have Andre listed at 7'4! He was listed as the highest paid wrestler, but still... they put it in there unsubstantiated. Aarod says on 29/Oct/09
JT, you say i didnt scale the cinder blocks correctly, but i did, they lined up EXACTLY, from top to bottom. LG69 says on 29/Oct/09
Giant Gonzales was a guest on a South American(Argentina) talk show back in the 90's. He stated he was 7'6" 430 lbs. As for Andre, I've said in the past that the photo with Backlund provides clear evidence of a 7'0-7'0.5" Andre. Andre's wrestling boots have always been the relatively flat heel kind. They give him maybe 1/2" of lift, that's it. Vegas says on 29/Oct/09
post proof of studds one inch footwear advantage please Boss says on 29/Oct/09
mike says on 28/Oct/09
andre had 5 inches on big john studd who stood around 6,6".
Studd also had an inch footware advantage on Andre on in ring photos which would have to be taken into account as well. Mamun says on 29/Oct/09
My friend " The Ben " ! This will never come up in googles ! Because this
whole thing about who has the largest head is something new and I beleive
we at celebheights are the only ones who started it .
Regards
Supermun ( I am still Super ) Mamun says on 29/Oct/09
My friend Red , you are the King ! Thank you for all of yor wonderful
pictures ! I enjoy them and I am sure so does everyone else here !
Regards
Supermun Mamun says on 29/Oct/09
My friend Red , you are the King ! Thank you for all of yor wonderful
pictures ! I enjoy them and I am sure so does everyone else here !
Regards
Supermun Me says on 29/Oct/09
This is why pics can be so misleading in both directions. It has become way to easy for people to manipulate pics or simply put one pic over another and truly believe that they are correct in their respective argument. No offense to anyone.
The Backlund pic with Andre is good for one reason, the cinder blocks. We have been over this before. Andre is standing practically up against the wall in a relaxed posture, in the evening because they in wrestling attire and he still comes out over 7'.
Red is correct this is all we need. Another poster mentioned that Backlund was less than a head size shorter than Andre, failed to mention it was an Andre head size.
Red is it possible for you to give a measurement of what Andre was on the scale with Carpentier. I am sure you remember he is barefoot and is standing perfectly straight, head is up and he is barefoot. Let us know.... Red says on 29/Oct/09
Wasn´t Giant Gonzalez measured at 7´6.5" by Guinness book? Even that would be an avarage height of at least 3 measurements during the day.
If we talk about peak height I give Giant Gonzalez 7´7" and Andre 7´0.5" and I mean morning height, not out of bed height.
The best evidence of a 7ft Andre is still the Backlund pic, I don´t need more.
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Supermum was alittle taller back than, maybe he was in superboots ;))
Click Here JT says on 28/Oct/09
Mamun, that comparison pic of Andre/Gonzalez was done by IIRC aarod, who didn't scale the cinder block walls correctly. Click Here The fact that Backlund looks around 6'4" and his head comes out about the same size as Gonzalez's should have been a giveaway. Lawler wasn’t much shorter than Backlund so you get a rough idea how Backlund (who was less than a head size shorter than Andre) would have measured up to Gonzalez Click Here Mamun says on 28/Oct/09
I believe my earlier post had been lost so I am posting again . starting
with aramX . Thank you for your compliment but I must also say these
were not done by me but by my other friends here like RED, BOSS , arrod
Chris and maybe JT .
My friend Frank , yes I did say my cousin was only 6' 6" when I first came
here in October 2007 ! But I had only measured him at this height when he
was 18 years and three months old . I was under the impression that a person
stops growing after the age 18 .I was dead wrong ! Remember when I said you
learn a lot when you came to celeheights ! well it was everyone's opinion
that he was taller than 6' 6" so I measured him again last year in May . I
was shocked to see that he was 6' 7" barefoot at 6.30 pm . Yes a normal
person can grow till age 25 in some cases . And you are right !Andre does
not look 7 ft tall . This is because of his abnormal body proportions makes
him look shorter than he really is . Like a very large head , long Torso and
shorter legs as compared to the over all body . But when you do the maths ,
you will see a whole new story !
Me , if you look at Andre's wrestling boots , you can see the soles are soo
thin it's almost like he is wrestling barefoot . So most of Andre's photos
in wrestling gear are actually his barefoot estimates !
And your welcome gigantor . We can use your expert help !
Regards
Supermun Ghost says on 28/Oct/09
Mamun,
Nobody is arguing Gonzales' height, it's Andre's height people have different opinions about.
There's no way Andre would be only 3-4 inches shorter than Gonzales.
+Andre having 7 inches on Studd is just false. If it looks like that for quarter of a second in a match it doesn't make it true. Andre never even had Hogan by 7 inches as can be clearly seen the video Vegas posted, how on earth could he be taller next to Studd?
Peak heights in my view:
Andre 6'11 possibly 6'11,5
Hogan 6'5,5
Studd 6'6,5
Nothing against any of these legendary wrestlers and huge men. This is just what makes most sense to me. tuga says on 28/Oct/09
Vegas says on 28/Oct/09
there is both photos by themselves, arrod made andre/backlund too tall next to gonzales, look at the bottom block, the top of the block to the floor measures the same as the other blocks Click Here now look how small the bottom block is here, especially the black strip Click Here
you cannot match up cinder blocks because thats not a full cinder block at the bottom of the andre/backlund photo (its only about half the size of the others)
that comparison photo also makes andre about 200lb+ heavier than gonzales, backlunds legs are much thicker than gonzales according to arrod lol, gonzales was so small guy weight wise either Click Here
Nice points Vegas, vader looks like a midget next to gonzales, and he´s bigger than backlund.
If you drew a line the top of backlund´s head is at shoulder level with gonzalez, note I´m not refering the trapezius muscle, and also pause the video with sid at around 1:59 2:00, according to that picture backlund and sid would be close in height.
I´m a big fan of Andre and still believe he could have reached 7' peak, but that comparison just isn´t right by any means. Vegas says on 28/Oct/09
there is both photos by themselves, arrod made andre/backlund too tall next to gonzales, look at the bottom block, the top of the block to the floor measures the same as the other blocks Click Here now look how small the bottom block is here, especially the black strip Click Here
you cannot match up cinder blocks because thats not a full cinder block at the bottom of the andre/backlund photo (its only about half the size of the others)
that comparison photo also makes andre about 200lb+ heavier than gonzales, backlunds legs are much thicker than gonzales according to arrod lol, gonzales was so small guy weight wise either Click Here aramx says on 28/Oct/09
Would anyone say Johan Peturrson (from that vid shown by Ghost) look at all acromegalic? He looks pretty acromegalic to me. And yeah his head is probably enormous. At least 12 inches long and possibly even 13 inches but no more. Mamun says on 28/Oct/09
My friend Ghost , that picture of Andre/Gonzalez is very accurate becuase
if you use the the 8" cinder blocks as reference , you can't go wrong !
Gonzalez was very tall and big , but he was only measured at 7' 6" by
Guinness book of records 2000 edition . It's right there so you can't argue
about it ! And in that 1978 video of Studd Vs. Andre , there was a point
when Andre raises his head for a head butt and Studd and Andre both had the
same posture and same distance from the camera , Andre did have almost 7"
on Studd . Andre fought Studd many times in the mid and late eighties , but
he was in no in the kind of shape he was in that 1978 video .
My friend Duhon , that gentleman seems to have a very large head . But how
do we campare it to Andre's ? What reference shall we use ?
My friend Tuga , Baclund does not appear to be Sid's height in in that photo!
Becuase Sid is a few inchs above Gonzale's shoulder level . Backlund is a
few inchs below . So that photo is really accurate . Because Andre stands up
better to Gonzalez than he does in the other comparison with Alam channa !
And Channa is 2 inchs taller and a bigger man than Gonzalez . It's right
there in GWBR int'l editions . So you can't argue with that !
regards
Superman
ps ; ROB there was another one of my earlier post missing ! Please post that ! miko says on 28/Oct/09
Giant Gonzalez would have been looking over Andre's head with ease. Vegas says on 28/Oct/09
the only way hakus head would be close to 12 inches long was when he looked like this and you added in the fro lol Click Here i-Clarke-93 says on 28/Oct/09
Haku wrestled barefoot so that's why he appeared the same height as 5'11 Bobby Heenan , If Heenan were barefoot he would have an inch on him , I don't believe he was 6'1 though . but 6ft definetely. tuga says on 28/Oct/09
Ghost says on 28/Oct/09
And that picture of Andre and Gonzales is not very believeable since in real life Gonzales would have had Andre by around 7 inches.
I agree, giant gonzales was a freak, no way bob backlund would reach his shoulder...
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Even sid at around 6'7 is around a head shorter than gonzales, if that picture was right backlund and sid would be close in height:
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Talking about heads giant gonzales head is by no means small, you just have to make a better comparison with andre.
Also haku was not 6'1, he was about same height as bobby heenan:
Click Here mike says on 28/Oct/09
andre had 5 inches on big john studd who stood around 6,6". Ghost says on 28/Oct/09
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Another giant with an enormous head. Ghost says on 28/Oct/09
Mamun,
"standing on a box" is not an excuse, but a reality in most pics where Andre looks suspiciously tall.
And that picture of Andre and Gonzales is not very believeable since in real life Gonzales would have had Andre by around 7 inches.
The video Vegas posted shows Andre being 5-6 inches taller than Hogan. Even if Hogan was 6'6, which I don't believe, that still wouldn't make Andre over 7 feet. In my view he may have been 6'11.5 in his prime, but definately not over.
Do you seriously believe that Big John Studd was 7 inches shorter than Andre? gigantor says on 27/Oct/09
Thanks Mamun, I have a whole new understanding of Wrestler -scale, I thought I would be just about even with Tonga but the man shattered my misguided preapprehensions. I am legitimately 5'11" as I was measured by a Physician a few weeks ago, Tonga was just a huge man and you can't fake that. Tonga's vast head had to be 12" so 14-16" for Andre's stupendous cranium is reasonable. I want to add, I have a gift for scale, in REAL WORLD situations I can accurately measure length, width, height almost without error. The bottom line is; Pro Wrestlers are larger than the appear. Mamun says on 27/Oct/09
I haven't seen any pictures of this gentleman Maurice Tillet , but how are
we going to compare him with Andre ? I mean what and who can we use for
Reference ? A comparison picture is impossible without having anything for
reference !
Regards
supermun mike says on 27/Oct/09
andre at wrestlemania had 4-5 inches on a 6,6" hogan.andre was 6'10" maybe 6'11" tops. Original Anonymous says on 27/Oct/09
Haku was as tall as Davey Boy Smith mike says on 27/Oct/09
andre looked roughly 6,11" imo maybe 7'0" max at his peak. Mikew says on 27/Oct/09
JT: I love how you try to casually downgrade the heights of other wrestlers who may be used as a reference point regarding Andre's height, the latest example being what you call the 6'3ish Bundy. Of course, you KNOW Bundy was taller than 6'3." You're pretty good though, I must admit. Keep up the good work! Scott says on 27/Oct/09
Hogan has admitted to having 3 inch lifts with false toes being concealed in his wrestling boots. Superstar Billy Graham who was a close friend of Big John Stud has said that Stud wore huge 3+ inch lifts. Stud was supposedly about 6'6" barefoot. I don't believe Andre wore any kind of lift, in large part because of mobility problems. I'm a huge fan and firmly believe his peak height of 6'11.5" is accurate if not slightly generous. As he aged in the early 90's serious height loss was evident. He doesnt need to be over 7' to be a giant folks, you could fit a silver dollar through his ring, thats giant stuff there. LG69 says on 27/Oct/09
That photo of Andre looking 2-3" taller than OMG is misleading. Andre is standing in the back. OMG appears close in height because of this. If Andre was standing side by side with OMG, Andre would look 6"taller. Red says on 27/Oct/09
Click Here Wow Mamun you met Andre? ;)
Click Here Another Andre/Paul comparison, Did Gene lost height between that pics? maybe a cm or so Danimal says on 27/Oct/09
Vegas says on 27/Oct/09
haku 6'1?? he was shorter than brother love (bruce prichard) who was shorter than me when i met him and i am 5'11
You met brother love 20 years after he stood next to a BAREFOOTED Haku. Mamun says on 27/Oct/09
Thank you ME ! But me we can all see Andre's footwear is almost zero when he
wrestles ! His shoes have soo thin soles that we can safely say Andre wrestled
barefoot !
Thank you my friend aramX ! But my friend all these comparison pictures were
done by my other friends here like RED, Chris , BOSS and possibly JT !
My friend Frank , when I first came here in October 2007 , I had known my
cousin to be only 6' 6" tall because I had measured him at that height when
he was 18 years 3 months old . I always thought that a normal person stops growing till age 18 ! I was dead wrong ! A normal person can grow till age
25 in some cases . So when I had remeasured him last year in May at 6.30 pm,
I was shocked to see he was 6' 7" barefoot ! Like I said you learn a lot from
celebheights . When I posted his picture here , it was everybody's opinion
that he had to be over 6' 6" . Now everybody's opnion is correct and he may
be closer to 6' 8" in the morning . I do not agree with you in the point of
Andre being the second most famous wrestler next to Hogan ! And yes you are
right , Andre never looks tall because of his body proportions which are
highly abnormal ; like a very large head and long torso and short legs as
compared to the over all body . But when you do the maths , a different
story emarges !
Regards
Mamun JT says on 27/Oct/09
Mamun, that comparison pic of Andre/Gonzalez was done by IIRC aarod, who didn't scale the cinder block walls correctly. Click Here The fact that Backlund looked around 6'4" and his head came out about the same size as Gonzalez's should have been a giveaway. Lawler wasn’t much shorter than Backlund so you get a rough idea how Backlund (who was less than a head size shorter than Andre) would have measured up to Gonzalez Click Here The Ben says on 27/Oct/09
Mamun, you always seem to use photos of andre as evidence where you cant see his feet, there's plenty of video footage where you see his feet and full body and he looks 6'11.5.... Rob's got it spot on with this one!.. The Ben says on 27/Oct/09
Mamun says on 23/Oct/09
My friend The Ben , I have also asked to be proven wrong !
Regards
Supermun
Supermun i've googled and checked all over the net for largest human head and there is no mention anywhere of andre the ginat... I think thats proof enough... And if you where really Supermun then you would never lie and everything you say would be true...
I think some of your statements on here are not worthy of the "Super" title..
I believe you are one of Zod's henchmen! Me says on 27/Oct/09
Mamun, my feelings about a 7'1" prime Andre have not changed. However any pic where we can not see his feet we should dismiss simply for the reason that if we can't see his feet then it may cast doubt as to the validity of the pic.
That being said the pic of Andre/Backlund/Gonzalez shows just how large Andres head is compared more importantly to the standard 8' cinder blocks, plus the mortar joints, directly behind him gives Andre a 12-13" head without the afro.
Comparing it to Gonzalez is fine because Gonzalez's head was huge, but not as big as Andre's. Original Anonymous says on 27/Oct/09
Considering head size I´d say Maurice Tillet could compete. Vegas says on 27/Oct/09
haku 6'1?? he was shorter than brother love (bruce prichard) who was shorter than me when i met him and i am 5'11 Frank says on 27/Oct/09
Mamum my friend how did your cousin go from 6ft 6 to 6ft 7 Im sure when you first came on here you said he was 6ft 6 ?? I do Agree with you Andre was a Very Big Man and The Most Popular man in Wrestling History next to Hulk Hogan
I believe he could have peaked @ 7ft but in most pictures he does not look 7ft barefoot TheBomb says on 27/Oct/09
in the early 1980's Andre was 7'0.5" and Hulk Hogan was 6'6". Andre shrunk because of all the weight he carried, while Hogan shrunk because of steroids, and back problems. Ghost says on 26/Oct/09
Mamun,
For the title of largest head, I don't think Bundy, Giant Haystacks or Channa would be Andre's biggest competion.
Lauri "louie" Moilanen could have probably beat Andre in head size.
I believe many giant experts here can provide examples of people with enourmous heads, possibly larger than Andre's. Mamun says on 26/Oct/09
Thank you Gigantor for your intelligent post ! Here is a picture of out of prime Andre towering over a prime Haku in 1989 !
Guys , kindly don't use the " his standing on a box " excuse ! Because it's getting old by now ! I think Andre has over a
foot on him and it's the only very rare moments that he is standing with a good posture !
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The picture of Andre/Gonzalez ! Andre's head is bigger by far !
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Regards
Supermun = aramx says on 26/Oct/09
Those pic comparisons were excellent! I have to congratulate you Mamun! JT says on 26/Oct/09
Mikew’s right. Andre was actually just showing great posture in that promo pic with Heenan, like 6’3”ish King Kong Bundy is showing here
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Click Here i-Clarke-93 says on 26/Oct/09
Gigantor says on 24/Oct/09
Hey guys, today I met one of my Pro Wrestling idols; 'Tonga' Fifita, aka 'Haku' or 'Meng'. Tonga and Andre held the WWF tag team championship in late 1989 to early 1990, I am 5'11" and weigh about 260lbs, I felt small next to Tonga as he had me by at least 2 inches and about 50lbs. His hands were enormous, and his legs were like tree trunks. The man is a good and sincere Human Being as he took some time to talk to me about the old days. I could not believe how large Tonga was because he appeared pixieish in comparison to Andre, I asked him how large Andre was and he said over a foot taller than him and further said Andre's hands were 3 times bigger than his, BTW Tonga's head was very large as well, I can only imagine the enormity of Andre. I will have to believe 7'2"+ for a prime Andre.
That's real cool that you met Haku , I'm a big fan of his aswell , he may have looked like a baby beside Andre , but I'm sure he looks huge in person. Where did u meet him? miko says on 26/Oct/09
Great video Vegas. 6"6 Hogan looks huge there next to Andre.
If Andre was really 7"1 then he should have 7 inches on Hulk there in the back stage promo, I'm struggling to even see 5.
Andre looks hardly impressive in the ring either, he's not dwarfing any of them like he should supposedly do, Hogan and Studd stack up to him really well. I'm seeing a 6"11 max guy there.
I'm sure some people will claim that Hogan is in 3 inch lifts or something because that would be the only way to somehow back up a 7 foot plus Andre.
Hogans boots are flat. Studds boots are....flat. Mamun says on 26/Oct/09
Thank you my friends for all of your kind comments ! I just loved that Doctor one ! I really do need to see a
Doctor ! Numbers and references anyone ? Kelso ?
Back to the point ! Ghost I agree with you on one thing . That is if I want to prove something , it's my job
to back it up and not other people's job . Here are my unbreakable points . Lets see if you can break em' ?
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1) This first comparison picture of Andre / Bundy / My self / 7' 8" Alam Channa / my 6' 7" cousin / Gene
was articulately done by my friend RED using 5' 7" Gene as reference . Now I am not talking about height
here . But you can all see how Andre's head dwarf's even that of a 7' 8" tall Alam Channa . Now I would
also like to state here that Alam Channa's dimensions are not little . He had for a long time till Mathew
Mcgrory took the title had the largest feet in the world . Please check out the GBWR Int'l edition from
1991 . I have met Channa twice . Believe me when you stand in front of this guy , it's going to be a
sight you won't forget .
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2) Here is a comparison photo of Andre and according to GBWR 2000, the tallest wrestler in the world ,
7' 6" Giant Gonzalez . Now again I am not comparing heights here , only the sizes of their heads and
Andre's head is larger by far !
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3) An out of prime Andre and super prime Paul white . looks like Paul's head comes out smaller and
you can't give me the " His wearing an afro " excuse !
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4) Andre and 7' 1.25 Wilt . The only thing making Wilt as tall as Andre is his super long legs ! Please
also compare Andre's head with that of a prime 6 ' + Arnold .
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5) Andre and Giant Haystack ! If you are going to use Andre's Afro as an excuse , then I will simply
say Haystack beard is giving him an advantage too .
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6) Barefoot Andre with a 6' 2" Vince with 0.75 foot wear advantage . So him being in front of the camera
cancels out .
What do you say Ghost ? I think you are now wishing that you had never asked me to post the evidence !
Because now everyone can see that Andre was not only a giant with giant proportions , but he was also
gigantic among giants . And again I had only used these above photos to compare head size . So far
nobody's head even come close to Andre's !
Regards
Supermun MikeW says on 25/Oct/09
Ghost: I did NOT post the pic with Andre, OMG and Bundy. I posted the pic with Andre and Heenan (i.e., the one in which Andre was sticking his chest out and had good posture). aramx says on 25/Oct/09
Boss, Andre undoubtfully has a massive head which I estimate around 13 inches but it is still very unlikely his head is 14 inches or more in length! The only way his head could be that big is if his eyes were located at the half way height of his face which we know wasn't the case. Marotte says on 25/Oct/09
Boss how do you know that big show's head was smaller than andre's? Vegas says on 25/Oct/09
this is a good video, first we see a 37 year old andre and hogan together (looks the same difference as in 1987 staredowns), second we see studd pass vince mcmahon (anyone claiming 6'7+ for studd or lifts for studd pause at 1.20 seconds), third we see a decent staredown between hogan and studd (looks about the same as the fralic/studd staredown both in height and weight) and fourth we get a close up of andres boots which dismisses boss' myth that everyone andre wrestled had 1 inch more footwear, as you can see andre and studd are wearing identical footwear Click Here Clay says on 24/Oct/09
I agree with general93 Andre Khali, and Show are true giants whereas guys like Kane/Taker/Matt Morgan/Studd etc. are big men, but at least they look human. Gigantor says on 24/Oct/09
Andre's head had to be at least 16" long, I think it is because of Andre's ponderous cranium, he appears shorter than he really is. Most Pro Wrestlers have larger than average heads, examples; Greg Valentine, Harley Race, Boris zukoff, 'Earthquake' Tenta etc. Even if a guy is by Andre's chin, Andre is still over a foot taller. Andre's head to height ratio might be 1/5, given his stature, that's unbelievable. Gigantor says on 24/Oct/09
Andre's head had to be at least 14" long, I think it is because of Andre's ponderous cranium, he appears shorter than he really is. Most Pro Wrestlers have larger than average heads, examples; Greg Valentine, Harley Race, Boris zukoff, 'Earthquake' Tenta etc. Even if a guy is by Andre's chin, Andre is still over a foot taller. Andre's head to height ratio might be 1/5, given his stature, that's unbelievable. Gigantor says on 24/Oct/09
Hey guys, today I met one of my Pro Wrestling idols; 'Tonga' Fifita, aka 'Haku' or 'Meng'. Tonga and Andre held the WWF tag team championship in late 1989 to early 1990, I am 5'11" and weigh about 260lbs, I felt small next to Tonga as he had me by at least 2 inches and about 50lbs. His hands were enormous, and his legs were like tree trunks. The man is a good and sincere Human Being as he took some time to talk to me about the old days. I could not believe how large Tonga was because he appeared pixieish in comparison to Andre, I asked him how large Andre was and he said over a foot taller than him and further said Andre's hands were 3 times bigger than his, BTW Tonga's head was very large as well, I can only imagine the enormity of Andre. I will have to believe 7'2"+ for a prime Andre. Gigantor says on 24/Oct/09
Hey guys, today I met one of my Pro Wrestling idols; 'Tonga' Fifita, aka Haku or Meng. Tonga and Andre held the WWF tag team championship in late 1989 to early 1990, I am 5'11" and weigh about 260lbs, I felt small next to Tonga as he had me by at least 2 inches and about 50lbs. His hands were enormous, and his legs were like tree trunks. The man is a good and sincere Human Being as he took some time to talk to me about the old days. I could not believe how large Tonga was because he appeared pixieish in comparison to Andre, I asked him how large Andre was and he said over a foot taller than him and further said Andre's hands were 3 times bigger than his, BTW Tonga's head was very large as well, I can only imagine the enormity of Andre. I will have to believe 7'2"+ for a prime Andre aramx says on 24/Oct/09
Andre, as a general consensus on this forum, does have an impressively large head but I doubt his head was 14 inches! His eyes are located at least 60 % of the total height of his face whereas 'typically' a human's eye level is suppose to be at the mid height of the face. IF his eyes were closer to only 50 % of his facial height, then his head would probably be closer to 14 or more inches in height like some of you guys are suggesting! btw, sorry for starting this arguement on Andre's head size again, but I just had to clarify a few things. |
