Ola says on 7/Jun/08
viper well, he didnt! it could have been several reasons for why he LOOKED 2 inches taller (huge boots, camera angles etc)

Viper says on 6/Jun/08
If Andre was 6-8 then how did he have 2 inches on 6-8 Tyler Mane in 1990?

Ola says on 5/Jun/08
why is 6'8 for Andre in 1987 BS? he was taller in the 70's but in 1987 he was indeed only around 6'8 like i always have been saying

Alex2 says on 3/Jun/08
Ola, how on earth can you just say Hogan had lifts? You can't! And how the hell do yu think someone wrestles in lifts? If Hogan is 6'4 then that would put Andre at 6'7-6'8" which is BS. I hate to be like this but just think about it carefuly and maybe you'll realise what I'm saying.

Ola says on 3/Jun/08
ofcourse they was "almost" the same height. undertaker had extremely low shoes, like a 1/2 inch tops. while hogan had lifts and a total of maybe 2 inches... udertaker imo was nothing less than 6'7 while hogan struggles with 6'4

Alex2 says on 2/Jun/08
"Ola" watch Survivor Series 1991, and just look at Hogan in his match against Undertaker, they looked nearly exactly the same height! Oh and let me guess, now your gonna go saying Undertaker is 6'5 HAHAHAHAAHA!

Ola says on 1/Jun/08
a 6'6 hogan would result into a 6'3 1/2 warrior, and a 6'1 1/2 ric flair ... hogan was nothing over 6'4 same with hillbilly jim

Alex2 says on 1/Jun/08
Truth Danimal, truth, Hello in spanish a.k.a "Ola" or "Ola the TROLL" or "Trolla" must be from some sort of communist country or a country that is full of very short men! Ian't that right Ola ey?

tuga says on 31/May/08
Some have a problem with a 6'5 1/2 hillbilly jim because it makes hogan 6'6 peak, unfortuneatly for those hillbilly doesn´t seem to have lost height and still looks EVERY BIT 6'5 1/2.

JT pics are more than enough, but hillbilly site has plenty more...the guy is VERY TALL, live with it.

Ola says on 31/May/08
JT sorry but that isnt good enough... spivey and fralic is standing in a relax position with tilted heads while jim is standing as straight and upwards as he can do... IMO spivey is not taller than the 6'5 fralic. And you maybe count jim's hairstyle?! jim was never taller than 6'4 since you can see him standing next to bret hart, tatanka, chris benoit, flair, arn anderson, rvd, teutul chopper guys etc and these are all kinda short guys, still jim isnt more than 5 inches taller than ANY of them...
next, windham was never thaller than the 6'4 scott hall in wcw putting him at maybe 6'3 1/2. he looks indeed 2 1/2 inches taller than the 6'1 IRS. (since irs had bret hart and ric flair by tops 2 inches)

Same with dibiase, i dont think he was taller than 6'1 since he also had hart and flair by no more than 2 inches. And that pic with jim and dibiase... lol. He isnt more than 6'0 today, did you see dibiase recently? he was barely taller than ric flair and piper.

JT says on 31/May/08
Ola says on 30/May/08
…. provide some pics then where jim looks over 6'4!

Click Here (Bill Fralic is 6'5", Spivey is 6'6")
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I’ve seen Volkoff and Valentine up close. Volkoff looked 6’2” and Valentine was around 6’0” in cowboy boots (or 5’10” barefoot). DiBiase is at least 6'2".

Danimal says on 30/May/08
Alex2 says on 29/May/08
Ola, serious you know you're just a waste of Internet bandwith and are just a spammer! HBJ 6'4? HAHAHAHAHA! Dude just leave I hate seeing you're name "Ola" all the freaking time!! What are you Spanish or something, and I bet you're just a little insecure shotass that is jelous of all this big men! Just leave!!

HAHA. Rob supposedly gave him like 10 warnings now, yet he's still around??? Rob will never boot this kid off the block. I still say Rob like's the controversy guys like him, Jason and another couple bring to the site. I guarantee with Rob were an American, he would have banned Ola after his ANTI-amrican comments a couple weeks back, but because Rob is Scottish, he could care less....OBVIOUSLY.

OLA IS the DEFINITION of an interney troll. Everyone but Ola knows this. How many times were you picked on Ola as a kid? Were you always the last one picked in a line up???

Ola says on 30/May/08
Alex2 do you really think I care what U like or not?! (i couldnt care less) cant you accept my opinions then just leave... i havent insult anyone now! its u... btw, provide some pics then where jim looks over 6'4!

next time you can learn to focus what i WRIGHT instead of my name, for example that jim isnt over 4 inches taller than piper in those pics

Alex2 says on 29/May/08
Ola, serious you know you're just a waste of Internet bandwith and are just a spammer! HBJ 6'4? HAHAHAHAHA! Dude just leave I hate seeing you're name "Ola" all the freaking time!! What are you Spanish or something, and I bet you're just a little insecure shotass that is jelous of all this big men! Just leave!!

Ola says on 27/May/08
Jim looks 3 inches taller than the 6'0 tops piper... we can forget anything over 4 inches. Jim was no way over 6'4, and that is what i have been saying all the time

JT says on 20/May/08
Click Here HBJ looked as tall next to Piper as Hogan did. Easily 6'5".

Ola says on 13/May/08
JIm needs to be downgraded with ATLEAST 2 inches, but i CAN live with 6'4 peak. no more! remember, a 6'5 1/2 jim would make all others next to him much taller than they really are... Like austin,bret hart,tatanka,flair,rob van dam,teutul chopper guys etc. He NEVER had ANY of these by more than 5 inches... imagine that!

Ola says on 7/May/08
ok vegas! i guess you just proved me wrong about mango maybe he was 6'2 after all! but the arrest report about flair.. thats strange! even if it was in shoes!? - even that sounds to much... i dont see him at 5'11 1/2 barefooted

Vegas says on 6/May/08
the police said flair was 6'1 and 230lb in a police report about 2 years back, no doubt that included shoes Click Here

mike rotundo is now a road agent for the WWE

steve mcmichael was listed at 6'2 by the nfl Click Here

if McMichael was never 6'2 then this calls into question most of these guys heights' Click Here

dude to mcmichaels left is 6'7 listed Steve Jones (but he ain't important as he is closer to the camera)

guy to his direct right is 6'5 nfl listed Matt Brock and mcmichaels is no more than 3 inches shorter than him Click Here

next guy along is 6'2 listed John Jurkovic whom McMichaels edges out it seems Click Here

next guy is don davey a 6'4 listed player who has mcmichael by 2 inches Click Here

the next two guys are too close to the camera but for reference bryce paup was listed at 6'5 and reggie white at 6'5 and sometimes 6'6

Ola says on 6/May/08
Vegas see it this way instead: mango was never 6'2... btw. is mike rotunda an police officer??

Vegas says on 5/May/08
yes and andre was billed in england at 6'10 age 24, far from proving meltzer wrong we now have concrete evidence fully backing up his claims

flair is (or at least was) 5'11+ when i met him in 2004 and that video confirms it, he is taller than piper and roughly the same height as IRS, the police would not list him at 6'1 if he was 5'10, flair was never 4 inches shorter than 6'2 steve mcmichael (ex nfl) in the four horsemen

Ola says on 5/May/08
how come that dibiase isnt much taller than the 5'10 flair here? he was no way a full 6'0 at this point: Click Here

chris says on 5/May/08
Hey Vegas....here are some of the photos you asked for. I also reposted the photo I have of myself and the Harris Brothers (who wrestled in both WCW and WWF)..They were often listed between 6'8 - 6'9...

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Danimal says on 4/May/08
I love the fact that it is not up for debate about HBJ not being under 6'5" and Hogan was taller than him in 3 pics from 1985-1989, THEREFORE, logic dictates that Hogan was a 6'6" man himself. Been a long time since Hogan had had an inch on a legit 6'5" man, heels or not.

Danimal says on 2/May/08
Vegas says on 1/May/08
chris; can you repost your photos with ted dibiase and regal/eugene again if you get time.

dave meltzer told me Uncle elmer was a legit 6'8. He was billed as high as 7'7 under a previous gimmick in the 1970s believe it or not..........

Meltzer also claimed 6'9 3/4" for Andre. We've been over this Vegas.

Danimal says on 2/May/08
Vegas says on 1/May/08
chris; can you repost your photos with ted dibiase and regal/eugene again if you get time.

dave meltzer told me Uncle elmer was a legit 6'8. He was billed as high as 7'7 under a previous gimmick in the 1970s believe it or not..........

Meltzer also claimed 6'9 3/4" for Andre. We've been over this Vegas.

Ola says on 2/May/08
Jim looks 8 inches taller than the 5'6 - 5'7 mean gene. jim also looks tops 6'3 in several several pics at his homepage (i.e shjort guys like austin,bret hart,tatanka,flair,rob van dam,teutul chopper guys etc)

Vegas says on 1/May/08
here is a 7'7 listing for stan frazier (aka uncle elmer) from 1961 Click Here

Vegas says on 1/May/08
chris; can you repost your photos with ted dibiase and regal/eugene again if you get time.

dave meltzer told me Uncle elmer was a legit 6'8. He was billed as high as 7'7 under a previous gimmick in the 1970s believe it or not..........

Viper says on 1/May/08
Ola is losing his mind, lol.

Chris says on 1/May/08
Thanks MK for post.
Anyhow, here are a couple of screen captures I got with HBJ, Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) and Gene Okerlund. I know Gene is standing slightly in front of HBJ, but it will give you an idea. It is from 1985. Uncle Elmer appears to be around 6'8"...I have seen where he was listed as a legit 6'10" in his prime...I'm not sure if that was the case, though.
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Ola says on 1/May/08
sorry then, i was just answered chris talk about "grades" ...

MK says on 1/May/08
Since when do get to berate then insult Chris, if it was'nt for him there would'nt be a Hillbilly Jim page on here, surely these posts must be blocked.

Ola says on 30/Apr/08
Chris: and not even a FIRST grader will believe that you are anywhere near even 6ft

Chris says on 30/Apr/08
Ola says on 29/Apr/08
chris dont looks to be any taller than the 5'9 tatanka next to jim

Wow, Ola...I don't believe a 3rd grader could have said or wrote that better.

Ola says on 29/Apr/08
chris dont looks to be any taller than the 5'9 tatanka next to jim

Danimal says on 28/Apr/08
Chris says on 27/Apr/08
Here are the three photos that I took with HJB that day:
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And, here is what footwear HJB was wearing that day:
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I was wearing basic tennis shoes which probably put my height around 6'2 1/4"
The third picture of me and HBJ is abit skewed as we we both standing on a stage and the photographer was down on the ground shooting upwards...which probably made HBJ look alittle taller than he was.

And Hogan was taller than HBJ in 1985 (2 pics) and in 1989. So, what does that make Hogan???

Viper says on 27/Apr/08
HBJ looks really tall there in the ring.

Chris says on 27/Apr/08
Here are the three photos that I took with HJB that day:
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And, here is what footwear HJB was wearing that day:
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I was wearing basic tennis shoes which probably put my height around 6'2 1/4"
The third picture of me and HBJ is abit skewed as we we both standing on a stage and the photographer was down on the ground shooting upwards...which probably made HBJ look alittle taller than he was.

Ola says on 10/Apr/08
you guys judge out from this photo with chris only? lol...

i dont think chris is over 6ft since jim doesnt look to be even 6'4 in several photos at his website. he is between 6'3 - 6'4

Taz2112 says on 4/Mar/08
I know Hill Billy Jims wife and she told me he was 6'11 He was definitley taller than Hulk Hogan and in the picture above next to 6'1" he is bent over
If he stood straight that would give hime at least a 10 inches over Chris

winst27 says on 1/Jan/08
I remember the Hulkster had 2 inches on Hillbilly Jim and in turn was less than big John Studd by about the same 2inches..

zzz says on 27/Oct/07
yea in wrestling days hogan was taller than hilbilly but he sorta shrunk, hilbilly is lucky didnt even seem to shrink a bit, and i think he is a legit 6'6 as seen in the photo above in which he is slouching.

Danimal says on 14/Aug/07
Yeah and in the mid to late 80's, Hogan WAS taller than Hilbilly.

jacobs says on 14/Aug/07
looking a that pic above jim appears to be more 6'6.5'' than 6'5.5'' look!!!

Anonymous says on 27/Jul/07
"Hogan would have been only marginally taller than 6'7" Studd during that era. Hmmmm, isn't that what I've been saying all along? Nobody listed though"
Studs had 2 inches on Hogan back in the 80's

Alex says on 2/Jul/07
Jim looks easily 6'5.5 with 6'1.5 Chris.

Halb says on 19/Feb/07
I posted a few comment, not sure if they have been deleted.
Few things from loking at those phots again. Tenta seems v close to Jim's height,v close indeed.
There are two pics of Jim next to Duggan, one mnakes Duggan look way small, like 6 ft 1 in. One makes Duggan look a lil bigger at 6 ft 3 in.
And Dan Spivey looks aboot the height I would expect him to look. He was billed as 6 ft 6 in, when he re-entered the WWF in 1995. I think he may have lost a fraction is that was his billed height.

Halb says on 19/Feb/07
2 > 11. Windham looks 6 ft 4 in and Mike R looks 6 ft 1 in.

Halb says on 19/Feb/07
Just looked at the Quake pic, 1 > 21. Hmm, Tenta looks like he is v close to Jim, mabbe the same? Diff to tell.

Halb says on 19/Feb/07
Blackjack Lanza looks aboot 6 ft 2 in next to Jim

Halb says on 19/Feb/07
Good pic of Spivey. I remember when Spivey re-entered WWE in 1995 for his 2nd stint as Waylon Mercy he was billed at 6 t 6 in tall. And loking at that pic, it may have been right on the button.

Danimal says on 17/Feb/07
Thing is, I believe the 6'5 3/4" height listing of John Tenta over his 6'4" one. After his years of battling cancer, he probably was not as tall as he once was, seeing Hillbilly Jim was taller than him.

Halb says on 16/Feb/07
Would have been funny to see these two stood together then:oD
Considering the Frali/Studd pics.

Editor Rob says on 29/Jan/07
Saw Jim Covert quote in 1986 Chicago newspaper "I'm 6ft 5 and Studd is 6ft 10"

Steve says on 19/Jan/07
yeh i accept hogan was 198cm in his prime, but no more.

Chris says on 8/Jan/07
Hey guys, I'm the Chris in the photo above. I admit that most of the wrestlers that I have met over the 25 years are not nearly as tall as they were listed...and so was Hillbilly. However, I have two photos that I took with Jim that day and in both photos I came right up to his eye level. I'm an even 6'1 1/4" barefoot. We were both wearing tennis shoes in the photo. I would say he was a good 6'5 1/2" BTW, he was a very nice guy to talk to.

Alex says on 2/Nov/06
I remember Yokozuna was billed at 6'4. He looked no more than 6'2, maybe a little closer to 6'1. His weight IMO looked legit. He was 500lbs when he entered WWE and left at 600lbs or more. He died at 750lbs I read.

Jason says on 21/Sep/06
I have Yoko at 6'1 1/4''.

Derek says on 20/Sep/06
Jordan- Yoko is no more than 6'1" because when 5'9" Owen Hart stood next to him in his boots, there was about 2 inches difference.

Halb says on 20/Sep/06
Wow, that photo album is a find, only got halfway thru the pics on no 2, but I'd say Jim Duggan is aboot 6 ft 2 in and JBL is 6 ft 4 in, going off Hillbillys height.

Halb says on 20/Sep/06
Yeh, he looks aboot Fralics height.

Danimal says on 4/Sep/06
Louie, what I find amazing is that you over exagerate all the wrestlers heights, you also give before and afters dor Taker, Flair and others, but only give Hogan's present height and only Andre's peak. Your "ESTIMATES" are just that. DON'T start it off as stating that these are the "REAL" height. According to who? According to you???? You haven't been around long enough to make this flawed list. Try again.

Danimal says on 15/Aug/06
Viper, have you been to Hillbilly's site? He stands next to EVERY wrestler. We see how he towers over everyone, including The Rock and many other. Hogan was actually taller than Hillbilly in the 80's, but is a couple of inches shorter than him today. Proof of his shrinkage. Check out Hillbilly's site and pics.

Viper652 says on 15/Aug/06
Man, I remember Hillbilly in the WWF but it seems like ages ago. I remember watching the main events on NBC in the 80s when I was real little. Hogan and Andre had a few matches on that program. The best part about Main event was Vince and Bobby the brain were so hillarious.

Editor Rob says on 15/Aug/06
Here is a picture of Chris with the HillBilly Jim.

Longrob says on 28/Jul/06
I'm a shade below 6'5. Rob Vandam came to my dad's club once. He was much shorter than me. I would say that 6'5 or so is on the money.

Danimal says on 14/Jan/06
Ultimate Warrior at 6'4"?? LMAO!! You clearly haven't even bothered to go on the website, have you Jim? Hillbilly has 4-5 inches on Ultimate Warrior, MINIMUM! Graham was at least 6'3" and is about 5'10" today (sad)..Hogan was 6'6" and today 6'3". Sone Cold was MAX 6'0" and change. Hart was 5'11" and same with HBK. Big Show at least 6'9" and change. Vince looked to be 6'1" in that pic with Hillbilly. Hogan was at least 6'6", which is obvious.

Jason says on 14/Jan/06
The pics with the NFL players are from 1986. He would have been at peak height then.

Jim says on 14/Jan/06
Hillbilly Jim is 6'5", Hogan is 6'4", Big Show is 7', Stone Cold is 6'2", Hart is 6', HBK is 6', Vince is 6'2", Ultimate Warrior is 6'4", Billy Graham is 5'10" and was probably around 6'1" before all his sergeries.

usa says on 13/Jan/06
yeah! you did great editor,the guy really looks 197cm,cant see him under that...

Danimal says on 13/Jan/06
Rob, he wouldn't have lost any height when the pics with NFL players were taken. He was still young. We're going back 20 years here. Hillbilly WAS 6'7" with his shoes and Hogan WAS 6'8" with him shoes. Without shoes, HB was 6'5" and change and Hogan 6'6" and change.. Today Hogan is 6'3" and change and I called this WELL before ever having viewed Hillbilly's site.

316 says on 13/Jan/06
Thanks editor, now we will have to rethink the heights of other wrestlers...again!!!...

[Editor Rob: yeah, but that's just what they say...I asked them honestly, "what is his true height" and that's what they said: 6ft 7 and about 290lbs.

Beside the nfl players though, it doesn't look like he is...hence why I questioned if this guy had lost height]

CelebHeights Editor says on 13/Jan/06
I got a reply from hillbilly's website and they do say he is '6ft 7 and 290lbs'...that's his 'real height'.

Danimal says on 12/Jan/06
Cycklops, if Hillbilly is at least 6'5", how can you say that Hogan only looks 6'5"-6'5 1/2"? In that pic with Brutus, Hogan and Hillbilly, Hogan's head is clearly 1.5-2" taller than Hillbilly's. I give 6'6" and change. I dare say that Hogan would have been only marginally taller than 6'7" Studd during that era. Hmmmm, isn't that what I've been saying all along? Nobody listed though.

Danimal says on 12/Jan/06
It's actually quite ironic that HillBilly is as much taller than Hogan today, as Hogan was taller than him back in the eighties. I say Hogan has lost closer to 4 inches, not 3. Gallery 2, pic 8 (1989-1990), Gallery 3, pic 27 (definitely 1985), and Gallery 5, pic 15 (2004-2005). Just for yourselves friends.

Danimal says on 12/Jan/06
Jone, are you the same guy who claims that Arnold Schwarzenneger is 6'4"? If so, no need in even replying.

Danimal says on 12/Jan/06
Look at Billy Graham in 1987, still at 6'4". Today, you'll see on Hillbilly's site that the Superstar has shrunk at least 5-6 inches. Hogan isn't too far behind. They have both had hip replacements, knee replacements, neck and back surgeries. Hogan was 6'6" and today is 6'3". The proof is on Hillbillyjim.com

Cycklops says on 11/Jan/06
Hogan looks 6'5"-6'5.5" in that pic. If the Hulkster cowboy boots weren't in effect...and they almost certainly were.

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
What happened to Ivan Putski????? My God, the man is a MIDGET!!! In his day and up until 1990 or so, he WAS HUGE. Never tall (always listed at 5'10"), even though he was closer to 5'6", but the man WAS MASSIVE. He was in the 1978 World's Strongest Man and was about 240 pounds. Today he looks like a deformed midget doll.. Why oh why is he flexing? He's putting his legacy to shame..

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
Piper is 6'0" at best today. Same height as Vince and possibly slightly shorter than Vince.

Gallery 5, pic 7, we see that The Big show is only slightly taller than Hillbilly, but then again, he is MUCh further back. Still an interesting pic though.

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
6'3" for Ted Dibiase was DEFINITELY not out of reach!

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
Barry Windham WAS 6'5" and Gorilla Monsoon was 6'6"!!

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
Gallery 4, pic 1, we can see how SHORT The Ultimate Warrior really was. The man wasn't even 6'0". Outback Jack was a very taller man and JYD WASN'T.

Mr. Perfect appeared to be his listed height of 6'2"-6'3". This is very interesting and FUN!!!

Jason says on 11/Jan/06
Sorry I was a bit harsh there, Danimal ... but seriously, it's a basic fact of photography. Try experimenting with a camera, or look through your photo albums to see what I mean.

Thanks for drawing attention to Hillybilly Jim's photo gallery though, it really was a great find!

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
We also know what Owen Hart was, Bruno Sammartino in later years and the list invariably goes on...

By the way Rob, what is you take now on Hogan?

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
Jason: http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MARTIHAR01

Hillbilly is taller than him...I say he is close to 6'6". What do you think Rob? In any case, we now know what Hogan WAS and NOW IS. We know what the Rock is! We know what Stone Cold is!!! We know what VINCE IS!! We can know what the Undertaker is and in turn Kane. We know what Ted Dibiase is!! We know what Shawn Michaels is!!! Bret Hart!!! Maybe even Big Show!!! ALLLLLL OF THEM!!!

[Editor Rob: I looked at all pics and thought 6ft 5.5 at first...which I'm leaving him at. Some pics there may be cases where the other person's posture is bad (i.e. Roddy piper, hard to see) but 197cm, possibly 196.]

Jason says on 11/Jan/06
Thanks! I actually never realized Hillbilly Jim was so tall...

Personally, I reckon he's 6'5'' on the dot. He looks 6'5'' next to Fralic, barely 6'5'' next to Covert, and 6'5'' I'd say next to Martin. If you moved Martin closer to the camera, I think they'd be right about equal.

http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COVERJIM01

Jimbo Covert was also listed as 6'4'' in the NFL.

[Editor Rob: yeah, the max is this 197cm I would say from looking at all pics...6ft 5 on the dot...I think maybe]