Shaq says on 5/Jul/08
NY Times says 7-1 7/8
Click Here Shaq says on 27/May/08
Garnett actually grew from 6'11" to 6'11.75" and I've read Amare grew from 6'8.5" to 6'9.25". You've mentioned Dwight's 6'9.5" claim and Lebron may have grown a bit too. Of course those are all guys who were drafted as teenagers straight out of highschool. Kareem does look taller than 7-1 5/8 though and there was a link that acknowledged the 7-1 5/8 measurement but stated he grew past it.
You may be right but growing 3/8 of an inch at 22 years old isn't too hard to believe.
Ozzy says on 25/May/08
Shaq: why is it more likely for a big man to grow at an older age than a shorter man? I was 6'3 at 16 and never grew taller, only filled out. I think it has more to do with physical maturity, body frame or something like that. Wayne Rooney, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, all had grown up bodies at an early age. Even Amare and KG haven't changed much from when they were drafted, 245-249 and 217-220 respectively. Arnie says on 18/May/08
5'8 Mamun is at least up to his lower chest,I myself being 4'9.5 think I would be scarcley above this guys waist,in this picture Kareem looks like a titan, hes got to be 7'2 like Ive heard. He is way above the norm and Iam way beneath. Shaq says on 5/May/08
I find the 7'2" even measurement possibly legit because it acknowledges the 7'1 5/8" measurement from 1969 but Kareem also has looked atleast 7'2" in 95% of the pictures I've seen of him.
I agree JT. 6'7" and change for Magic and 7'2" even for Kareem. Kareem is still over 7'1" because Andrew Bynum does really look like a legit 7'1". He had atleast 2 inches on 6'11" Andrew Bogut at the 2007 Rookie/Sophomore Game. Shaq says on 2/May/08
I can buy Bynum growing to 7'1" because he was already 7'0.25" at age 17 and I've seen a dozen articles reporting the Lakers measured him 7'1".
I can also believe that they measured him 7-1 5/8 but that he grew shortly after that. A man of Kareem's size could easily grow 3/8 of an inch at age 22 or 23. The link also is easier to believe for me because it acknowledges the prior measurement of 7-1 5/8. I've almost never seen Kareem look under 7-2 in pictures and he looks a solid 7 inches taller than Magic. JT says on 2/May/08
Another good find there Shaq is 7'1". There was always a good inch at least between Kareem and Wilt and even Shaq. This is Kareem and Magic from 1984. Click Here Magic was probably a shade over 6'7" but was listed at 6'8" in college and 6'9" in the NBA. That's still easily a 7 inch height difference, if not a bit more. Kareem (age 61) is still taller than Andrew Bynum of the Lakers, who reportedly is now 7'1". Vegas says on 1/May/08
thats kareem getting measured aged 22 and 5 months Click Here Shaq is 7'1" says on 1/May/08
Some good new evidence here and it is a newspaper article stating Kareem grew in 1970 to an even 7'2". Click Here
Lew Alcindor is just a growing boy, according to physical reports of the Milwaukee Bucks. Alcindor, who checked in at 7-feet-l 5-8 as a million dollar rookie with the National Basketball Association team a year ago, has grown three-eighths of an inch since and now measures an even 7-feet-2.
I can buy a legit 7-2 for Kareem.
Plenty of searchs came up in 1969 for Kareem so I guess the 7-1 5/8 measurement was from his rookie season. Click Here
I can buy the claim in the newspaper article that Kareem grew to 7'2" even. Kareem use to get estimated at 7'4" all the time so a legit 7'2" is not hard to believe.
What do you think Rob? Is the article enough to upgrade him? Shaq is 7'1" says on 30/Apr/08
Back during Kareem's playing days the rumor about his height was similar to the rumor about Bill Walton's. I heard people say Kareem was more above his listed but he was uncomfortable about his height so he liked to be listed lower.
This is the best picture I've seen of Kareem and Shaq.
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I'd say the 7-1 5/8 listing for Kareem looks accurate in that picture. JT says on 30/Apr/08
If Shaq's a legit 7'1" barefoot, that certainly calls into question the 7'1 5/8" listing for Kareem, which I always thought was a little low. Shaq is 7'1" says on 29/Apr/08
Here is a legit pre-draft link Ip. Not a newspaper article.
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Players are given the option of choosing their barefoot height or their height in shoes. Most guys choose the height in shoes but if you look through enough pre-draft measurements you'll find guys like Shaq, Bosh, Durant, Garnett who are listed at or even below their barefoot heights.
Hey Rob by the way what book is Kareem's 7-1 5/8 measurement mentioned in? Shaq is 7\'1\ says on 26/Apr/08
Shaq was measured a full 7'1"
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That shows Shaq at 7'1" 303 and former all star Tom Gugliotta at 6-9 1/2
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That has Shaq at 7'1" with a 7'7" wingspan and a 9'5" standing reach Ip says on 26/Apr/08
Most of u guys are wrong. Shaq measured out at 7ft. without shoes when he was measured at the Chicago pre-draft camp in 1992. They show the old drafts on NBA TV every year around draft time and I watch it every year for the sake of nostalgia but also because I am curious to see what their heights are barefoot. So for him to be listed at 7-1 is accurate because the heights that u see them listed at are their heights in shoes. Shaq is 7'1" says on 14/Apr/08
Massimo since Kareem is 7-1 5/8 and Shaq is 7-1 so it can be hard to tell the difference in pictures.
lsu alum Shaq has claimed 7'1" twice and back when he was 17 claimed 7'0" so those 3 claims contradict your BS. If I didn't have 4-5 articles saying Shaq measured over 7 feet in 1992 then i'd have no problem saying Shaq could be 6'11.5" but since I have seen 4-5 articls stating that I'll continue to believe 7'1" until you come up with a link proving the Chicago Pre-Draft camp use to release fake measurements. lsu alum says on 13/Apr/08
yea well shaq also said he was 6'11.5 also but you refuse to beleive it because your obsessed.i think you may be in love with him,non sexually of course hm hm Massimo says on 12/Apr/08
Hey guys, what do you think about this picture I found ?
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I know, it's not a very good one, but I think it's still interesting.
To me, Shaq looks about the same height as Lew there. Shaq is 7'1" says on 8/Apr/08
lsu alum the majority on the Shaq page know I'm right.
I posted some new links that prove O'Neal was measured without his shoes.
In 1992 Shaq himself said "I'm 7 feet 1 inch, 300 pounds if i were a fan I'd expect 20 points, 15 rebounds every night"
That icture is also very good lsu both are standing right next to eachother. lsu alum says on 7/Apr/08
again shaq is 7'1"uses a terrible picture to try and prove his point.people all over the web are questioning oneals true height,because he is not his listed 7'1".the other picture with walton is the picture where i say he's taller than oneal.also dirk appeared to have oneal by half an inch.i will continue to follow you where ever,and when ever you are printing the incorrect stat that oneal is 7'1".the truth will set you free. Shaq is 7'1" says on 7/Apr/08
LMAO lsu alum the fact you follow me to every page on this site shows you are the one who needs help.
You really need serious help consider you think Walton's taller than Shaq when Shaq has atleast 2" on Walton.
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Massimo mentioned Shaq looked taller than Bill so get over it lsu alum. I proved he is a legit 7 footer without shoes on the Shaq page so get out of your fantasy world and stop following me around you loser. JokeMaster says on 6/Apr/08
Q: How many surrealist painters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: A fish lsu alum says on 4/Apr/08
massimo oneals only 6'11.5"and walton is perhaps 7'0"even.shAQ IS 7'1"has some serious emotional problems,and thinks oneals as tall or taller than anyone.everyone hopes he'll get the help he needs. Shaq is 7'1" says on 28/Mar/08
Probably correct Massimo. Kareem has a slim frame maybe making him look 7'2" or 7'3" while Shaq's big shoes make him lookg 7'2" or 7'3" when in reality Kareem is 217 cm and Shaq is 216 cm Massimo says on 28/Mar/08
I think 7'3" is exaggerated for Lew. I have seen him next to Bill Walton and he was only slightly taller than Bill. This might shock and amaze ya, but I have also seen Shaq next to Walton on gettyimages and there looked to be more difference between Shaq and Bill (in Shaq's favor) than between Lew and Bill.
But, in reality, I think this is not true. I think Lew is every bit of 2.17, while Shaq can't be over 7'1". Shaq is 7'1" says on 26/Mar/08
Kareem looks more in the 7'2" or 7'3" range
Kareem and 6-10ish Hakeem Olajuwon
Click Here MP says on 19/Mar/08
At Kareems prime he was 7'6"
I have his card to prove it
I really doubt he lost 5" Shaq is 7'1" says on 27/Feb/08
I meant Shaq doesn't even look 4" shorter. Shaq's head is well past Yao's eyebrows meaning even with Yao's big forehead he doesn't have 4" on Shaq. Shaq is 7'1" says on 27/Feb/08
lmfao lsu alum almost everyone agreed Shaq is over 7 feet on the Shaq page so you come here? Back to Back Yao doesn't even look 4" shorter. You can't judge height to save your life. lsu alum says on 26/Feb/08
dream34,dont believe shaq is 7'1",hes obsessed with shaq his hero being taller than 7'0"Yao looks to be 6 inches taller than shaq Shaq is 7'1" says on 16/Feb/08
Dream34 Shaq's head is over Yao's eyebrows when they stand back to back. O'Neal was measured 7'1" barefoot and 7'2.75" in shoes while Yao was measured 7'5" barefoot and 7'6.25" in shoes. jobu says on 10/Feb/08
I recall a basketball announcer saying that Kareem was measured at 7' 3-5/8" in the late 70's. It's likely that he's shorter now, especially since he jumped for a living for close to 20 years. Fisher says on 3/Jan/08
Kareem's thin body structure makes him look a little over 7'2 but hes not. Dream34 says on 18/Dec/07
shaq is even 7'. yaos eyebrows are as tall as shaq is. eyebrows to top of head...at least 5". measure from ur eyebrows to head and that will be more than u think and yao has a frankenstein forehead. shaq is taller than dream but that didnt help him at all. that pick is of end of sweep and shaq runnin' to the exits but dream being humble and all gave him some words of wisdom. i think it payed off. Anonymous says on 2/Dec/07
I saw the movie "Game of death" and I can garantee you he was taller than Bruce Lee. This guy is taller than Wilt, much taller than Kevin Nash. This guy is no midget! I would love to see him next to Yao, just to check how much shorter he is than the Chinese. Of course, Kareem next to the Big Show would be a legendary picture! I have seen many picture of Kareem on gettyimages etc. and, to me, there is no way he is shorter than 2.15, even today. 7 ft 1.625 in sounds accurate. LOOK UP TO THE TALL PEOPLE!!!!! says on 12/Nov/07
[Editor Rob: you can't even get the figure right. No wonder I delete most of your posts, you insult this site. He was measured 7ft 1 and 5/8ths. I'm sure even you can understand what 0.625 of an inccvh eeeequates to...]
lol i try to give my inputs on this site but theyre not appreciated apparently i was just curious how u can look at somebody and accurate;y place them to the .625 of an inch. if that calls for a scolding , and if you think its right to delete my contributions to the site thats on you. its yourr site i just thought my opininons on this site were just as important as the next guy. especiially since i have a huge obsession with my height and experience being tall and judging height ((6'3 at 17and 18 now) so yea
[Editor Rob: you call the site ridiculous, what do you expect? The man once measured to 5/8th of an inch, so I simply put that precise mark down on here. There's no great mystery as to what 5/8th equals...] Shaq is 7'1 says on 12/Nov/07
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Kareem and 6'7.25" Magic Shaq is 7'1 says on 12/Nov/07
Shaq was joking on Howard Stern here he is with 6'10.25" Hakeem Olajuwon.
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He has 3+ inches on Hakeem
Shaq and 7'5" Yao back to back
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That is not a 5.5" inch difference. It is 4 max. Anonymous says on 9/Nov/07
guy on the other side looks 5'10 burppp says on 9/Nov/07
the door in the picture is pretty big Big T says on 9/Nov/07
However....the angle is funny..the guy on the other side of Kareem looks 6' compared to Mamum but what's the bet he's only 5'9" or something like that cos of the angle Big T says on 9/Nov/07
ok, I've done the measurements, and the interesting thing is- Mamun's head in this pic is 1.2cm long on my screen, and the difference in height between Kareem and Mamun is 2.6cm. So, the difference in height is more than double Mamun's head length! This puts Kareem at at least 7'2" in this pic (18 inches taller than Mamum, assuming Mamun has a smallish head well under 9 inches) but probably taller.....?? LOOKUPTOTHETALLPEOPLE says on 8/Nov/07
this site is rediiculous how could u acurately measure him to the nearest .6125????????
[Editor Rob: you can't even get the figure right. No wonder I delete most of your posts, you insult this site. He was measured 7ft 1 and 5/8ths. I'm sure even you can understand what 0.625 of an inch equates to...] Colby says on 8/Nov/07
Shaq admitted on Howard Stern that he is NOT 7 feet tall. He just claims he is because it looks better than 6 something. You cannot compare athlete to athlete because they routinely lie about their heights and usually its accepted. Serg says on 7/Nov/07
I was actually a writer during the 92 nba draft and 7'1" 295 i believe were shaq's pre-draft numbers. I've never seen 6'11" for shaq in any official print. cantstop25 says on 7/Nov/07
in that kareem bynum picture I dont think there standing I think there sitting on stools Mamun says on 7/Nov/07
My friend Vegas, I agree with you 1000 percent that it would have been a
wonderful idea to bring my 6'6" cousin to these meetings and having him stand
beside Nash and Sid . Even he would have gone crazy ! But unfortunately he
lives in Bangladesh and there is no way the united states is going to give
him a visa for a tall man contest . Vegas I don't know how tall you are but
let me tell you something . You see every one of these guys , my cousin, kane
Sid , nash and even Tiny Ron have a full head over me and my eye level is
always below their shoulders . At that level it is very hard for a short guy
like me to properly estimate anyone who is more than 6'6" height . I mean
some one can be 6'7" and if he tells me he is 6'10" , I would not find it
hard to believe . That is why for each and every tall persons picture I take
I always try and compare to see if he is really that much taller than my
cousin or does he look less .
In regards to the picture below , well Randy Orton definately looks at least
two and a half inches taller than Hasselhoff even though none of these men
are standing fully stright . But I doubt that even Randy is a barefoot 6'4".
Because he just does not have a 4 inches on a John Cena who many don't regard
to be 6'1" barefeet . And Vegas please don't tell me that the big Nikes he
wears are only half inches soles . and in regard to the Kareem and Nash pic,
I think the whole world including my self could see that Kareem is not
standing as stright with Nash as he was with me . There is also something
wrong with the angle of the picture . Vagas post that picture again and let
everyone see my point .
Regards ,
Mamun lsu alu says on 7/Nov/07
shaq was not measured at 7'1'at the pre draft,he was measured at 6'11.5",i know because i was there,that year no one was offically 7'0"in their bare feet,you need to quit saying he was measured at 7'1" barefoot,because he was not Vegas says on 6/Nov/07
mamun my advice to you would be to bring a tall friend along to these meetings as it will give you a much better perspective of heights on the day, your 6'6 cousin would be perfect. reading your posts it is obvious you are not the best estimator of heights in person (sorry i don't mean to offend but it is true, you did say to me back on andres page that kane looked 7 foot to you in person then you changed your mind when you looked at the photo. having met kane in person he looked nowhere near 7 foot to me, it was much easier having a 6'4 guy stand beside him but even without my friend there i would still never have estimated kane at 7 foot).
Height estimation is a fine art, i have been at it since i was a child because i was short when i went to school and my brother was always slightly taller than me even though he is 3 years younger. most of my friends are awful when it comes to height estimations, my female friends are so bad, some of the things they say make me laugh.
again like i said before comparing photos is next to pointless unless the people you are comparing stand side by side, e.g. your photos of kareem and nash, it looks 5 inches+ difference between the two yet when kareem and nash were standing side by side in a video at an awards ceremony in late 1995 (both in dress shoe footwear) it barely looked 4 inches.
i have posted these photos before; mamun what is your opinion of them, they show 6'4 listed Randy orton next to 5'9.5" listed Howie Mandel Click Here now here is 6'4 david hasselhoff next to the same guy 5'9.5" howie mandel Click Here who is taller orton or hasselhoff?? hi says on 6/Nov/07
of course mamun, that's what I meant! anyway, I think we can close this case. Mamun is definitely 5'8''. He's a nice person and wouldn't lie on his height.And he sure looks his claim. I don't why people doubt it Mamun says on 5/Nov/07
hi , the only reason why you won't want to fight with me is because if you do
meet me , I am sure I will earn your respect with my charming personnality !
Regards ,
Mamun Mamun says on 5/Nov/07
Funny thing my friends , When people meet me in person they always tell me
I look 5' 10" . I don't why the good people here consider me the other way
round which is 5' 6" . Either way I respect your opinions but it may not be
at the best interest of the celebrities that I took picture with for me to
be short ! Because if I am short , you may as well take off a good few inches
from celebs like Kevin Nash , Sid, Rock and so on . I now weigh 205 pounds
because I am training . Here with Kareem I only weighed 185 pounds . With Ron
I was 218 pounds and Channa I was the heaviest at 225 pounds . Answering your
question about if I thought Kevin was only 6'7" well I don't want to show any
disrespect to Kevin because he treated me so well and gave me a compliment
too .
Regards
Mamun sweetchari says on 5/Nov/07
you know whats funny I thought he was taller but looking at the picture 7ft1 seems accurate b/c I dated someone 7ft and I'm 5'8" jim says on 5/Nov/07
yea he is 7'1 hes a giant hi says on 5/Nov/07
besides I think I read on some page that Mamun weighs something around 200 lbs. He's quite large, and his wide torso probably makes him look shorter than what he really is. I wouldnt want to fight with him :) Danimal says on 5/Nov/07
So Mamun, you are saying that Kevin Nash is only 6'7"? Mamun says on 4/Nov/07
Thank you JohnP! JohnP says on 4/Nov/07
Why would somebody who starts putting real pictures of himself with actors/athletes lie about his height? There is really no point in it.
Come on, Mamun is not Franco!
Stop picking on both Mamun and Glenn for exaggerating their heights, there would really be no point of doing it for neither of them. Mamun says on 4/Nov/07
I have two things to say to my friend omar . First , If you and every other
memeber here believe that editor Rob is 5'8" , then I am a rock solid 5'8".
Because if you look at the Lance Henriksen site , even a six year old could
see that Rob is not taller than me and vise versa .I mean How can you argue
with that picture ? The evidance is right there ! If I was 5'6" as you claim
I am to be, then I would have been shorter than Lance . But I am not ! There
are even more pictures where both me and Rob has the same Celeb . Check-out
Walter Kooneg,, Mick foley and luo Ferigno .Secondly and most important of
all , if I go down so does all the other celeb that I have taken pictures
with are going down too . If I am 5'6" , then people like Sid is only 6'4"
and Kevin nash 6'5" and how on earth are you going to bring down 7'8'
Alam Channa . I mean he has been measured by the Guiness book of records
and not by me ? Omar , believe me man , if Rob is going to change my Height
to 5' 6" , this site is going to get crazy with hate mails and a lot of
whats ?????????????????
Regards ,
Mamun cginko says on 4/Nov/07
6'0 guy(a shorty perhap) is another chinese noob lol average height in China is 5'10 omg very very funny.The average height over there is 5'5-5'6(man) in Taiwan.Look at the taller chinese all of them have acromelagy issue compare to white and black athlete which many of them grow taller naturally.There are many evidence show chinese abused the HGH injection(Jintropin Perhap) in their athlete and their celebrity,last and no least the number of limb lengthening in China is quite frightening and to my surprised even a chinese teenager are risking their life to do the surgery omg. Click Here cginko says on 4/Nov/07
6'0 guy,(a shorty perhap) is another chinese noob lol the average height in China is 5'10 omg very very funny.The average height over there is 5'5-5'6(man) in Taiwan.Look at the taller chinese all of them have acromelagy issue compare to white and black athlete which many of them grow taller naturally.There are many evidence show chinese abused the HGH injection(Jintropin Perhap) in their athlete and their celebrity,last and no least the number of limb lengthening in China is quite frightening and to my surprised even the chinese teenager are risking their life to do the surgery omg. Dan says on 4/Nov/07
6'0 guy. Are you an idiot? you think Oden, Stoudemire and James abused HGH? HAHA. Are you aware that Lebron James first dunked a basketball when he was 10 years old? Was he taking steroids in elementary school? And you know the average height in a country because you've been there?... this is a legitamite website, we're trying to get ACTUAL information here. Thanks. Anonymous says on 4/Nov/07
btw the Milwaukee Bucks have stated Yi Jianlian is 6'11" barefoot. Shaq is every bit of 7'1" he was measured 7'1" at the 1992 pre-draft camp and he looks every bit of it. omar says on 3/Nov/07
mamun sorry to say this but im dead sure ur not 5 8. ur suffering from the syndrome of exaggerating height by 2 inches. judging by the height of ur skull, the lenght of your humerus bone and femur length( in the other pictures) i can easily predict ur height. ur arround 5 6 or 5 6 and half. no more than that. i can put my reputation online for this claim. thanks but still great photoz. have a nice day 6'0 guy says on 3/Nov/07
LOL at all the accusations of Chinese using HGH. Look at the 7 foot Chinese athletes like Yao or Yi Jianlian. Completely normal looking guys. It's the black American athletes like Greg Oden, Amare Stoudemire and Lebron James that show symptoms of HGH abuse.
The average height in China is around 5'10. I know since I've been there. Evanna says on 2/Nov/07
I absolutely agree guys, Shaq is a tad taller than Divac, and Divac is 6'11.5" MIN! (in fact, when I met him I thought he was a legit 7-footer). Shaq can't be anything under 7'. Kevin Durant says on 2/Nov/07
Vlade Divas was measured at 6'11.5" and Shaq is at least 1-1.5" TALLER than him. Ozzy says on 2/Nov/07
Divac was measured at 212cm at the 1998 WC, i.e. 6-11.5, he was listed at 6-11 his rookie season with the lakers as well. Shaq is a legit 7-1 as I see it, and Kareem fractions of an inch taller than him... Gonzalo says on 31/Oct/07
Shaq also said he was Superman. Shall we believe that too? By the way, Shaq looked around 2 or 3 cms taller than Vlade Gonzalo says on 31/Oct/07
Shaq also said he was Superman. Shall we believe that too?
Da Man says on 31/Oct/07
Shaq did say he was "only" 6'11" and change on one Howard Stern show, I saw it on the old E! TV show. Anonymous says on 31/Oct/07
Yes Divac is 6'11 1/2" which is huge anyway. Gonzalo says on 31/Oct/07
Very interesting what you said Evanna about the surname Divac. Thanks for the information. I´ve always liked Vlade. I wish I could see him in Madrid one day. I have seen several times a good friend of his, Pedja Mijatovic, from Montenegro. I would like to visit that part of Europe. I have only been to Slovenia, a very beautiful country. Tall people there too.
Take care Danimal says on 31/Oct/07
It's not a claim. You want the proof? Find the Howard Stern episode where he says it himself and it's DANIMAL, not Danial. Duhon says on 31/Oct/07
Yes danial we've been over this, yet no one has ever provided any actual sources for that claim aside from message board gossip. dave says on 30/Oct/07
100 million 7 footers in China? LMAO. Maybe 200/300 thousund legit. Evanna says on 30/Oct/07
Thanks Gonzalo. I'm from England (not the greatest basketball nation, I know...) but I do have Serbian roots. The picture with Divac was taken in Belgrade in 2003 - we attended a family wedding and Divac happened to be among the guests as well. He's a great guy.
Btw do you know that his surname means something like "gigantic" in Serbian? ("div" = giant!) Obviously his family did not choose that surname accidentally! Anyway he is from the southwest of Serbia, bordering with Montenegro, and people from that region tend to be extremely tall. Gonzalo says on 30/Oct/07
Nice pic, Evanna, thanks. I believe Divac is taller than 6.11`5. He was listed taller than that while paying in Europe. Divac currently lives in Spain. Where are you from, Evanna? Danimal says on 30/Oct/07
Shaq has stated on record that he's 6'11.5". The 7'1" listing is him in sneakers. We've been over this for the last 3 years on this site. JT says on 29/Oct/07
Click Here Roughly a 7 inch difference. JT says on 29/Oct/07
Editor Rob, IIRC Kareem was measured at 7’1 5/8” at around age 19 or 20. It’s possible he grew a bit more. Wilt was more than a 1/2 inch shorter.
The original pic is tilted in Channa’s favor. It’s straightened here ( Click Here) though the camera angles are off somewhat. It’s hard to estimate where the top of Channa’s scalp is. Regardless, I have no difficulty believing Channa was 7’8” and Kareem’s 7’2”.
[Editor Rob: as I say, you could argue over a 2 inch range with scaling of the faces a little bit more as you done aswell. Channa's head could be 11.5 inches.] Mamun says on 29/Oct/07
Thank you Rob and God bliss you for this ! This picture is far more accurate
than the first one . Remember even according to the Guiness Book of records
Alam Channa has almost 7 inches over Kareem and even in your comparison if
you add another 2 inches of Foot wear to Channa , Kareem will easily go down
his eye level . Every one can see that Channa was barefoot with me and Kareem
definately has foot wear on .
Kind regards ,
Mamun Editor Rob says on 29/Oct/07
In that Kareem pic Mamun looks like he has more of a slight positive head tilt than the channa, you could scale and argue over a 2-inch zone because of this.
You can see a different comparison. Here Evanna says on 29/Oct/07
Anonymous, is that Divac's official height? Because in person he looks well over 7 ft, believe me he's enormous! Here's a picture of him with my husband, a legit 6'2" guy: Click Here Divac is actually slouching there; if he stood straight, my husband would be under his chin. Anonymous says on 29/Oct/07
K.G. You are right that Shaq is 7'1" but Oden was measured 6'11" at the Orlando pre-draft camp and I think 6'11.5" at a private workout. Duncan is 6'10"-6'10.5". KG is 6'11.25"-7'0" and Dirk is 6'10"-6'11". sofia says on 29/Oct/07
must be easy to play basketball beeing that tall :D lillo thomas says on 29/Oct/07
tanchan is joking 6-4 guys are taller than 99 percent of population in most countries and even more in china because average here is between 5-7and 5-8 .
is impossible that 100 million 7 footers exist in china. Maybe 1 million i could buy that after china has a population of over one billion. Gonzalo says on 29/Oct/07
Tanchan worked to hard that day. Don`t take his words too seriously cginhko says on 28/Oct/07
Ilmo tanchan is one chinese noob .i should say that the average height in china is 5'5-5'6 for man.Tanchan u make me laugh haha i am a 5'11 tower million of chinese in Taiwan and believe me i dont see 7' at Taiwan street but alot of 5'6 if there are the tall one i must they are not natural maybe limb lengthening surgery which are very famous over there and the excessively injection of Jintropin (China popular hgh for their athlete).one of my taiwanese friend say many of his friend wearing lift in their shoe. Austrian says on 28/Oct/07
LOL what the hell are you talking about tanchan? :E Ilmo says on 28/Oct/07
tanchan says on 27/Oct/07
u can find about 100 million of chinese are over 7'
WTF, I have visited china more than 10 times. I said 5´7-8 is max.average. And one in a million is 7 footer. Well that´s still quite many people actually:) K.G says on 28/Oct/07
shaq is 7ft 1
Oden Is 7ft 0
Dirk is 7ft 0
Duncan Is 6ft 11
K.G is 6ft 11 Anonymous says on 28/Oct/07
This height is accurate.
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7'1.625" and 7'1" Andrew Bynum Fred says on 28/Oct/07
It's all about those growth pills concocted since the dynasty days, which explains the whopping heights of many Chinese. It's different from being naturally tall. tanchan says on 27/Oct/07
u can find about 100 million of chinese are over 7' in China and Mr Yao Ming is one of them. China are the tallest nation today compare to USA and Netherland and i am proud of it.i been to China before and it was surprised to say that me a 6'5 whitety look very very short. Ilmo says on 27/Oct/07
I have seen Semi Eerola many times(basketball games). He is sure tall but i have seen even taller man in Helsinki railway station. He was working some electric company. He was something like 7´4-7´5. Clearly taller but no too much. It was something like 2005 and that guy was about 25-30 years old and quite skinny??? So i think Eerola is not tallest?? Anonymous says on 27/Oct/07
Vlade Divac is actually 6'11.5" Anshelm says on 27/Oct/07
I live in a town of some 58,367 people, and the tallest person I know here is 214 cm (7'½") and I've seen another about as tall, maybe taller. In all of Finland (pop. 5,297,379) the tallest man is reportedly Sami Eerola at 218 cm (7'2"), though I'd bet a few anonymous hospital patients have that beat – a friend of mine, medical student at the time, claimed she once met a 228 cm (7'5¾") man in a Finnish hospital. I'd guess the odds of being 210+ cm in Finland somewhere between 1/20,000 and 1/100,000. The odds for Abdul-Jabbar's height could be a 100th of that. Alex says on 26/Oct/07
95% does sound like a lot but 95% would be more like 6'3-6'4. Mamun says on 26/Oct/07
That was the General Manager of the Dubai Intercontinental where Kareem was
staying at the time . I would like to add that if it wasn't for him There
was no way I could have gotten the pictures with Kareem . Glenn was right
on that point, Kareem is not much of a photo opp guy . I think he was around
5' 9" to 5' 10" ish .
Rergards ,
Mamun Danimal says on 26/Oct/07
I see 7'3" here. Evanna says on 26/Oct/07
Btw there was a tv show a couple of weeks ago about British 7-footers. According to the show, there are only 30 (yes, thirty!) people over 7 feet living in Britain today. Thirty out of 60 million Britons! Admittedly we are below the world's average number of giants per country, but in a country which is the size of Britain there should be no more than two hundred 7-footers. Evanna says on 26/Oct/07
Yeah, these NBA players are amazingly big when compared to "normal" human beings. My husband's got a photo with 7'0.5" Vlade Divac, and although Divac slouches, my poor hubby (who's in fact a rather big chap, 6'2" and 220lbs) looks like a little kid! dave says on 26/Oct/07
Its scary how large some human beings can grow...95%? Hehehe... Anshelm says on 26/Oct/07
Yeah, 95 % would mean 1/20 would be the same or taller than Abdul-Jabbar. I think not. Alex says on 26/Oct/07
This is rarely but if I do lay down during the day for a bit for a nap I could regain 1/4 inch back I think. Anonymous4 says on 26/Oct/07
Andre: 95 %? More like 99,999 % of the world population... Kevin says on 25/Oct/07
that guy mamun, only like tall guys huh.. Andre says on 25/Oct/07
Damn what a giant.. ROFL. 95% of the worldpopulation is being dwarfed by these people cantstop25 says on 25/Oct/07
he looks taller then 7'2" in this picture glenn says on 25/Oct/07
he seemed to be a rare name here in new york for a 15 years or more.now everyone is like "oh,i saw him yesterday".but i hear he doesnt pose.but everyone that doesnt pose eventually does. Jordan says on 25/Oct/07
WOW, Kareem seems to be at least 7'1.5 in most of these pics. I always thought his height could have been Inflated, but this guy is one of the few Celebs on this site that really look their billed hieght in real life. Danimal says on 25/Oct/07
Alex, I used to be 5'10" straight out of bed, but something has happened. Now I am MAX 5'9.5" straight out of bed. I think I've been slouching way too much and for way too long at my computer than I have curved my spine a bit. Normally I go down to 5'8 7/8" by nightfall. You can reclaim some of that height loss if you lie down for a bit during the day. lillot thomas says on 25/Oct/07
mamun that would be wild but that height 7-8 is really extreme tall iam 6-5 and i dont want to be taller, i couldnt imagine being that height at all but still to see a guy of that height in person must be mindblowing. hi says on 25/Oct/07
thx for the info JT. still 267 lbs is not that heavy for a 7ft1 guy Anonymous says on 25/Oct/07
he looks 7'2 Vegas says on 25/Oct/07
kareem looks more than 7'2 in that pic, comparing him with 7'8 channa he looks in the 7'4 range(even after taking into account footwear) Click Here l0ck n l0ad says on 25/Oct/07
Would anyone roughly know how tall his parents were? Mamun says on 25/Oct/07
Lillo Thomas , How would you had reacted if you had met 7'8" 525 pounds
Alam Channa ?
Regards ,
Mamun lillo thomas says on 25/Oct/07
the tallest guy i ever seen in person was about 6-10 and was very impressive . i would like to see a guy over 7 feet in person someday. lillo thomas says on 25/Oct/07
wow he is really a giant !! that how a a gigantic guy look next to normal people. to me a guy is gigantic when hit atleast 6-10 And he is 3 inches taller than that. JT says on 25/Oct/07
hi says on 24/Oct/07
kareem constantly looks taller than other 7 ft+ centers (Wilt, I give O'Neal 7ft though he admitted himself to be 6ft11,5). But you also need to see his lanky frame (225 lbs) makes him look taller. I would say 7-1 barefoot
Kareem may have been listed at 225 lbs. in high school. He was probably 250 lbs. for much of his NBA career and was listed at 267 lbs. for IIRC at least the last 5 years with the Lakers. In seeing pics of Kareem with 7'1" Andrew Bynum, it looks like he's lost little if any height at age 60 as he still edges out Bynum in b-ball shoes. Mamun says on 25/Oct/07
Thank you Glenn for the remark ! I am a very big fan of Bruce Lee too .
Regards ,
Mamun Anonymous says on 25/Oct/07
Shaq was probably joking when he said 6'11 1/2". Howard Stern probably said something about Shaq being 7 feet and he joked he was 6'11.5" to be a smartass. He was measured 7'1" barefoot and the 1992 pre-draft camp(he was already 303 pounds too!)- source Miami Herald and Rocky Mountain News Also why is it nobody has a link to Shaq claiming to be 6'11.5"? Patrick Ewing claimed he is 6'9" but obviously he was joking. jimo says on 25/Oct/07
he wears lifts when hes acting in movies. watch carefully. Gonzalo says on 25/Oct/07
One of the greatest, Kareem. Impossible for me to tell his height or Mamum´s when there is such a big difference. He was listed 2`18 and there is no reason for me to believe it was wrong. He is so tall. Alex says on 25/Oct/07
Honestly to me I see a good foot and a half difference. Alex says on 25/Oct/07
Danimal, it depends when I get measured, really does.
Right out of bed I would be 6'1 on a good day but 6'0 3/4 at the least. Then after an hour or so being up I can get down to 6'0 1/2. But by midday I'm 6'0-6'0 1/4 where I stay the rest of the day. I'd be pretty suprised if I got measured at 6'0 1/2 by the midday. You may have been thinking of my out of bed height when you thought 6'1. I'll tell people either 6'0, 6'0 1/4 or 6'0 1/2, depends how I feel since all are rigth in their own way.
Even 6'0.75 or 6'1 would be right but I'm that height way too short to say I am that tall but som people do say their out of bed height though.
Whats your daily height loss? Anonymous says on 25/Oct/07
Think the man on the right is 5'10? Kevin Durant says on 25/Oct/07
Nice picture by the way and he certainly look like the height that is listed in this site. glenn says on 25/Oct/07
great pic mamun.never saw him.but he appears to be common in new york in the last 3 years.i only want him cause its a bruce lee name. Farzaan says on 25/Oct/07
in an interview in readers digest he said that he is 7"2....big guy.... Danimal says on 24/Oct/07
Alex, you're 6'0 1/4"? I thought you were 6'0 1/2" or 6'1". In that case, you're 2 3/4" taller than me. hi says on 24/Oct/07
kareem constantly looks taller than other 7 ft+ centers (Wilt, I give O'Neal 7ft though he admitted himself to be 6ft11,5). But you also need to see his lanky frame (225 lbs) makes him look taller. I would say 7-1 barefoot Anonymous says on 23/Oct/07
By 1993 Shaq was taller than Wilt who was 57 at the time.
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7'1" Shaq, 7'0.5" Wilt(At the time he was 7'0.5" but he was 7'1.06 in his prime) cantstop25 says on 22/Oct/07
where is this photo of mamum with kareem?
[Editor Rob: thursday, it would be friday but I'm away that day.] Alex says on 21/Oct/07
Demeyer, I find at my height 6'0.25 that it gets tougher for me to estimate heights for guys 6'8 plus. dmeyer says on 20/Oct/07
it was too hard for me to judge his heiht since i looked like a midget by him but i guessed over 7 ft mask says on 20/Oct/07
Maybe you are right guys I'm also starting to think that Shaq is 7'1" but what I know for sure is this:
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if you look at this video you can clearly listen him to be described as 7'1" but listed at 7'0" in the screen profile, as for Duncan and Woods they are respectively 209 cm and 215 cm tall and the tallest I give to Shaq is 214 cm now JT says on 20/Oct/07
I didn't Vegas. He just rode by me on his bike. It was quite a site considering how long his legs are. I've seen Kareem a few times in person at Laker games but I never got down to courside when he walked over to the bench, etc. Vegas says on 20/Oct/07
JT did you ever see kareem in person standing?? I stood beside his madame tussauds wax work in new york about 5 years ago and it was a easy 7'2, probably 7'3.5-7'4 with basketball boots on. The picture didn't come out though
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Tim duncan was listed at 6'10 in college and loren woods at 7'1, both listed 1" taller in nba at 6'11 and 7'2 respectively Click Here
i guess college basketball is more accurate than the nba Anonymous says on 20/Oct/07
Wilt Chamberlain claimed to be 7'1 1/16" in his prime and he was measured at 7'0.5" in the mid 80's when he was about 50. Shaq was measured a legit 7'1" here is descriptions of Shaq from 1992 draft articles.
1992 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Shaquille O'Neal 7'1"
Robert Horry 6'8"
Latrell Sprewell 6'4"
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"7-1, 303, 12% body fat, only 20 years old"
Another description from the first article
"Shaquille O'Neal, all 7-1 and 303 pounds"
ROBERT HORRY, 6-8, 220, Alabama. Projection: mid-first round. Comment: athletic.
but Miner checked in at 6-3, 222
LATRELL SPREWELL, 6-4, 190
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Kareem- 7'1 5/8"
Wilt- 7'1 1/16"(Prime), 7'0.5"(later years)
Shaq- 7'1"
Bill Russell- 6'9.5"(Prime) JT says on 20/Oct/07
This is one guy you can bet the bank on for being at or very close to 7'2". Kareem looked at least an inch taller than Wilt when they played against each other. I saw Kareem riding his bike on the UCLA campus back in the 1980s and he looked around 6'6" when seated. glenn says on 19/Oct/07
yeah i was impressed with your work and stats.kareem lives here.everyone sees him except me.though only in the last 3 years tops.before that he was an enigma nobody met.ill get him one day. Kevin Durant says on 19/Oct/07
glenn says on 19/Oct/07
great pics and info kevin.keep up the good work.never saw kareem.heard he doesnt pose.
Nice to hear from you again Mr. Glenn and it seems like Kareem is pretty shy sometimes but maybe in the near future, you can actually meet him again and take some picture of one of the greatest NBA Centers of all time.
Regards, Kevin Durant glenn says on 19/Oct/07
great pics and info kevin.keep up the good work.never saw kareem.heard he doesnt pose. Vegas says on 18/Oct/07
when yao stands up fully straight he has shaq by close to 5" (unless he has a really small forehead). Yao 7'5-7'5.5" and Shaq 7'0-7'0.5" is most likely imo Click Here kg is behind both yao and shaq there and leaning badly so no point trying to estimate him from that pic. dave says on 18/Oct/07
7'5'' Yao Ming also had 4 inches maximum on Shaq. Kevin Durant says on 18/Oct/07
Here are some of the newest Kareem Abdul Jabbar picture in the month of September and October.
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Here is Kareem with a legit 7'1 Andrew Bynum, who was officially measured at 7'0 1/4" in the 2005 NBA Draft at the age of 17 and reportedly was still growing and is now officially measured at 7'1" (barefeet) in the Los Angeles Lakers Camp.
Andrew's current physical stats
Height w/o shoes: 7'1"
Weight: 285
Wingspan: 7'6"
Standing Reach: 9'4 3/4
No Step Vertical: 33 Inches
Max Vertical: 37 inches
Here is the link of Andrew Bynum's Interview admitting he grow to a full 7'1 during the off season. Andrew Bynum will be celebrating his 20th birthday this month.
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Another picture this time Kareem and the 6'9" Chris Webber of the Detroit Pistons. On the 2nd picture Kareem is leaning but he is at least 5" inches taller than Webber.
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Kareem and the 6'5" Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. ( Bryant was measured at 6'5", when he was 18 yrs.old in the 1996 NBA Draft)
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Alex says on 18/Oct/07
He's 7'2, this listing for him is close enough. Pretty much 7'2 it is. Whats this in fractions, like 7'1 3/4?
Shaq is more 7'0 flat and puts Kareem at 7'2 there.
Alex i beg to disagree because Shaq lowest possibly height is 7'0.5" but i cannot see him under that because he is least 3" taller than Tim Duncan, who is officially measured at 6'10" in the 1997 Draft Camp.
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Shaquille O'Neal 7'1, Tim Duncan 6'10
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6'10 Tim Duncan and 6'10" Dirk Nowitzki
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Shaquille O'Neal 7'1" and 6'9" Alonzo Mourning
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Shaquille O'Neal and 6'11 Patrick Ewing, who is at least the same height as 2007 no.1 overall pick Greg Oden.
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6'11" Patrick Ewing and 7'1" Dikembe Mutombo, 6'9" Alonzo Mourning
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6'9" Bill Russell, 6'11" Greg Oden and 6'11" Patrick Ewing
Hakeem has said he is 6'10" barefoot and 6'11" in shoes and he was even listed at 6'10" sometimes He is struggling at 6'10" here with 7'1" Shaq but 6'10" sounds right.
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I think Vegas and Alex are both right Kareem is a legit 7'2" because he could have grown at least .4 of an inch after his measurement at the age of 18 yrs.old Vegas says on 18/Oct/07
you can find that 7'1 5/8 thing as far back as when he was 17-18 years old though (he could have grown .4 of an inch)
surely wilt should be downgraded because there was more than half an inch between these guys.
rob can you post a link to the mamun/kareem pic first (see we can get a look, same with scott schwartz) and then maybe post it later on the top
[Editor Rob: sorry, will be next week for this one.] Alex says on 18/Oct/07
Markus, I get impressed by guys heights of 6'4-6'5 plus actually and I'm 6'0. Alex says on 18/Oct/07
He's 7'2, this listing for him is close enough. Pretty much 7'2 it is. Whats this in fractions, like 7'1 3/4?
Shaq is more 7'0 flat and puts Kareem at 7'2 there.
[Editor Rob: Kareem was MEASURED at 7ft 1 and 5 8ths...
I'm telling it exactly as he was measured because fractions are important round here ;)] Markus says on 18/Oct/07
Damn that's not tall...rather huge...
I had the weirdest thing last weekend. I walked in Rotterdam and saw a guy walking with his girlfriend...he must have been a basketball player.
I'm 6'4" (194 cm) and this guy was easily a head taller. (He looked about 2,5 heads taller than his girlfriend).
I don't get impressed by taller people easily, but this guy did the job. It felt too bothering to ask for a picture or something. Kevin Durant says on 18/Oct/07
Got this picture from another site and I think Kareem is a solid 7'1 5/8" in his youth and possibly almost closer to his billed height of 7'2"
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar and 6'7.25" Earvin "Magic" Johnson
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7'1" Shaquille O'Neal and 7'0 1/4" Wilt Chamberlain
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar with 6'10" Hakeem Olajuwon
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with 7'0 1/4" Wilton Norman Chamberlain
This picture will also confirmed that Shaquille O'Neal is indeed a legit 7-1 Center in the NBA and not the 7'0 listing that Editor listed in this site.
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7'1.625" and 7'1" Shaquille O'Neal |
