Gary Lineker Height

chris175 says on 11/Nov/11
if he would have said 5-10 id have bought it, 5-9.5 nowadays evening height, at one time maybe taller, perhaps close to 5-11 morning height

johno says on 23/Oct/11
The only problem is, he looks exactly the same height in those barefeet, beach shoots. Knee caps, hip level match exactly, although its hard to actually judge head height. Could it be, elle ''the body'' is actually a weak 5'10????

johno says on 23/Oct/11
Spot on, rob, perfect 5'9 or so example. Gd example of average proportions. He is between 5'9 - 5'9.75 but not quite 5'10. Example of how an average height man can look. Good proportions. Similar to how rob and mamun look in distant, entire body shots ie can pass for weak 5'10s

johno says on 23/Oct/11
theenforcer22 says on 12/Sep/11
Jed says on 29/Jul/11
If he's only 5'9 I struggle to see where the 12st 5lb is coming from. Doesn't look much more than 10.5st.
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I don't know about now, if you'd seen the muscularity of his legs in his playing days, it's clear where the weight is. Muscles like that carries a lot of weight
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I'm about 5'9 and weigh about 16 stones 6 pounds. I dnt look fat and workout. Point being, if your fairly muscular, as lineker was, i have no problem believing he was 12 st 5ilbs.........Fat takes more volume, since its semi-liquid, muscle doesn't, since its relatively dense.

theenforcer22 says on 12/Sep/11
Jed says on 29/Jul/11
If he's only 5'9 I struggle to see where the 12st 5lb is coming from. Doesn't look much more than 10.5st.
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I don't know about now, if you'd seen the muscularity of his legs in his playing days, it's clear where the weight is. Muscles like that carries a lot of weight

Horace says on 9/Sep/11
Yeah when he is stated to be 5'9 his weight is about 73 kg compared to the 80+kg he weighs in his playing days when he is stated at 5'10. So I think alot of the measurements are taken now. He looks the same as Lineker who I thought was 5'11 for years (I guess ****pedia isnt the best). Im settling my opinion on a solid 5'9.75 for the both of them, I met Gazza in 1990 and he was nearly as tall as me and Im 5'11.75 :p Now...time to abuse the Vinnie Jones page

Horace says on 7/Sep/11
Agreed physics enemy. Several places around the internet have him at 5'10-11. I think he must've lost half an inch since his playing days. Gazza is mentioned to be 177 and for some stupid reason 179 on some sights. I think sickness has gotten to him dramatically. He is now shorter and more frail

[Editor Rob: Gazza claims 5ft 9 although he could be dropping a fraction because in person he looks more 176 range.

It's in being gazza, he talks about player profiles and gives height/weight stats.]

Physics Enemy says on 25/Aug/11
It's weird Lineker says he's 5' 9". All over the internet he is listed 177 cm including Wikipedia. Check it out with a simple google search.

Horace says on 24/Aug/11
Haha Rob, maybe not. I know Gazza has though, I think he says it in his autobio. Anyway, keep the footballers coming on this site mate.

[Editor Rob: I will add gazza in the future]

PW says on 23/Aug/11
In the eighties when he was at Everton he was listed 5.10. He was always a couple of inches under Ian Rush who was 6.0. I still have the old panini sticker albums which states each height.

Horace says on 22/Aug/11
Ah ok then. His height right now is probably 5 ft 9.5 I feel. In his playing days it was 5'11 maybe slightly shorter

[Editor Rob: I doubt he's shrunk!]

Horace says on 19/Aug/11
Click Here next to a 6"2 Chris Waddle. Lineker looks taller than this height...he might also be referring to his height now. Is it because Waddle is slouching?

Horace says on 18/Aug/11
maybe he grew in his late teens? Steven Gerrard is now 184 and was Michael Owens height as an 18 year old. Late bloomers exist

Horace says on 17/Aug/11
@Greg. I met the man in 1990. He was taller then 5'9. Maybe his height has changed due to illness. As for no listings, the internet is leaked with heights for him from 177-179?!

Shaun says on 5/Aug/11
[Editor Rob: on getty there's some photos of lineker with bob wilson and he is shorter, I've seen Bob 1.5 years ago and thought he was barely 5ft 11.]

@Rob. Oh I believe this listing is accurate, but it jt goes to show how a thin build can give the illusion of appearing taller.

Shaun says on 5/Aug/11
Well Dean I've seen Scofield next to 6'4" Vernon Kay and he looked your height. At least 6 inches shorter. They look very similar in height and build to me. (I mean "they look very similar in height and build (in my eyes/opinion") rather than meaning they are the same height and build as myself LOL!!

Dean 5ft 9.25 says on 3/Aug/11
Haha shaun does that mean Scofield is never the 5'11 he claims? I always thought he was no more than 5'10 and maybe 5'9..to me Linekar looks taller proportionately than scofield..I think scofields build is a split image of mine to be fair.

A says on 2/Aug/11
@Dean 5'9.25": True, this guy can look taller than he is but it's probably because of his proportions. Same thing happens with me, people usually guess me higher than my 5'8" height due to my proportions. I believe his 5'9" claim or this 5'9.5" listing because why would any man under average height downgrade themselves?

Shaun says on 1/Aug/11
Well he doesn't pull off looking "tall" but he certainly looks on the higher side of average to me.

[Editor Rob: on getty there's some photos of lineker with bob wilson and he is shorter, I've seen Bob 1.5 years ago and thought he was barely 5ft 11.]

Shaun says on 1/Aug/11
Lineker looks the exact same height as Philip Schofield in build and in hair color lol. Schofield claims 5'11", Lineker 5'9". In reality they are both virtually 5'10" I guess a legit 5'10" guy of Lineker's build can pull off looking tall, Brad Pitt can.

Dean 5ft 9.25 says on 31/Jul/11
People over estimate height , granted..but like Shuan said he looks tall at times..He is never JUST 5'9 IMO.
Im a strong 5'9 myself and he looks taller than me..without a doubt 177cm lowest for Lineker.
Id honestly buy even as tall as 5'10.5 if he'd claimed it..he is without doubt the guy who looks the tallest compared to his claim than any celeb.

@ Jed - Im 5'9 and I weigh 155-158lbs and im slimmer than Gary. No way 10st 5! hahaha. He'll be over 11 1/2 stone without a doubt. Id peg Gary at 12 lbs 5 at 177cm personally.

Shaun says on 30/Jul/11
A says on 28/Jul/11
@truth I noticed that a lot of people do seem to overestimate a person's height by 2 inches... So they'll likely see a 5'9" guy as 5'11".

To be fair though he does generally look 5'10- 5'11" rather than 5'9". As I said he appears in my eyes to be on the taller side of average.

greg says on 29/Jul/11
Horace, Gazza was never listed as 5'10" anywhere, anytime - even at Newcastle he was always quoted as 5'9.5". As for 5'11", you just made that up. This height looks spot on for Lineker. Nice man, never booked you know!

[Editor Rob: gazza still looks five nine half, I met him aswell. ]

A says on 28/Jul/11
@truth I noticed that a lot of people do seem to overestimate a person's height by 2 inches... So they'll likely see a 5'9" guy as 5'11".

truth says on 27/Jul/11
DrJJ says on 25/Jul/11
Only 5'9"! Great striker.
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Suprised to say only. Thats at least average height. If you saw him you would probably think he is 5ft11 like most people would.

MD says on 23/Jul/11
It's funny, because he doesn't look a tall 5'9", to me. But, it's probably his proportions. Maybe it's just me, but he looks like of stout and has relatively short arms.

Gary says on 23/Jul/11
he cant of been 5ft 9 because i remeber once he said he allways got put the in wall for free kicks, and usually the top 4 tallest players on the team get put in the wall. so im sure he must be taller.

Shaun says on 23/Jul/11
I must admit though he generally looks to have the proportions of a legit 5'10 guy

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If anything he can pull off looking on the higher side of average than bang on.

Tubbs says on 22/Jul/11
Saw him at Lilleshall years back, taller than 5'9" for sure....he looked atleast 5'10", and was always listed it in his playing days, he sometimes looked like he was touching 5'11" up against the rest of the England squad in 1990, he looked the same as my boyhood hero, Steve Bull, who was 5'11"....

Horace says on 22/Jul/11
Linekar was 5'11!!!

Compared to other English internationals..i can understand that.

Gazza was 5'10 in his rangers days. At his healthiest probably 5'11..now hes a shortie. Compared to linekar he is just a tad smaller.

Dean 5ft 9.25 says on 21/Jul/11
hes the tallest looking 5'9 Ive seen tbh. He does look at least 5'10 im surpised he claims 5'9..If he claims 5'9 though surely he must be 176cm max because if he was 176.5cm bang on the half he'd say 5'10 rather than 5'9 surely?

Physics Enemy says on 20/Jul/11
178 - I'd say it's more likely he measures 5' 10" upon wake-up, was 5' 9.5" at 4.30 pm and hits 5' 9.25" just before bedtime (say midnight).

178 says on 20/Jul/11
Shaun says on 20/Jul/11
I don't mean to be rude but 178 how can you deduce he is exactly 177cm and 5'10.25" exactly out of bed?

No problems Shaun. When I met him he appeared bang on 5' 9.5" and that was about 4:30 pm. So I would imagine him to wake up at 5' 10.25" as we are .75 of an inch taller out of bed.

I compared him to myself and we had the same kind of footwear too. It's as "exact" as I could get without physically measuring him.

Vegas says on 20/Jul/11
remember him standing next to giant haystacks on "they think its all over" in 1994 or 1995, haystacks didn't look even close to his 6'11 billing next to lineker

178 says on 20/Jul/11
Cheers Rob, this is spot on now. He probably just claims the easier spoken 5' 9".

It's a pity my camera ran out of battery, I'd have had my photo done with him otherwise. Still, I had a handshake and brief football related chat.

miko says on 19/Jul/11
Always imagined him taller than this.

[Editor Rob: in response to 178 who saw him, maybe he is 5ft 9.5 and just says 5ft 9]

Shaun says on 19/Jul/11
Interesting. Looked about 3 inches shorter than Elle MacpHerson barefoot. Looks 3 or 4 inches taller than his super hot Danielle missus. She is listed at 5'6". Yeah 5'9" looks about right. I once read 5'11" for him and didn';t think he looked it.

178 says on 19/Jul/11
He's actually 5' 9.5" (177 cm) Rob. He'd wake up at 5' 10.25" (178 cm).

Do you remember when I posted on your wall telling you I met him in Westfield Shopping Centre in April. He had normal shoes on. I wandered along with him chatting for a few minutes about Spurs. I made sure I got a good estimate of his height in that time!

5' 9" (175 cm) is slightly below what he is. I'm surprised he doesn't claim 5' 10" as he had strong posture.