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Johno says on 14/May/13
5'8.5 max, i got a feeling he might be shorter then this still.
The guy has lost alot of height.
juju says on 4/May/13
he looked 6 foot next to 5 foot 10 ricky steamboat and next to 6 foot bret hart.
Red 183 says on 2/May/13
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Rob, what do you think, how much height add these customs?
[Editor Rob: depending on insole they might be close to 2 inches]
Red 183 says on 1/May/13
[Editor Rob: I watched his Frog movie not long ago and I thought, he actually looked 6ft 1...]
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He was in 1.75-2" heeled boots and Bergman basicly barefoot, she was still at his eyelevel, so solid 6foot range imo
Red 183 says on 29/Apr/13
He looked solid 6foot next to Mr.T and Bruno Sammartino, he was maybe not quite 6´1" but at least 6´0"
[Editor Rob: I watched his Frog movie not long ago and I thought, he actually looked 6ft 1...]
Dub says on 20/Apr/13
he was listed 6ft flat when he wrestled in portland back in the early 1980s
johnny g says on 14/Apr/13
5ft 9inches you must be kidding - I admitt I shrunl a solid inch but Roddy & I worked out together quite a few years ago - he was just as tall as me at 6'1.5" - I say know 6 foot even - and the pick ya have he is slouched over & not standing at attention as you
Dmeyer says on 7/Apr/13
Rob how CAN someone lose 8cm That young
[Editor Rob: disc damage more than a normal guy is likely]
Red 183 says on 4/Apr/13
MatthewPaul says on 3/Apr/13
I am experienced in gaging a mans height and weight. Piper was 6'2" (about 1986)
I always come a little from the funny but honest site, but often enough I fail to bring that through in my posts, maybe cause english isn´t my first language.
So don´t be angry if I disagree here, Piper was in the 6ft range at peak with the possibility of 6´1" but not at his lowest. Bret was about 0.5"-0.75" shorter than peak Roddy.
Today Roddy struggles with 5´9" at the end of the day.
MatthewPaul says on 3/Apr/13
I was a member of Gold's Gym in Everett, MA in the second half of the 1980's. Both Brett "The Hit Man" Hart and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper showed-up together for a workout. I spoke briefly to both of them. As a long-term bodybuilder, I am experienced in gaging a mans height and weight. Piper was 6'2" (about 1986) and Brett Hart was 6'0.5" tall.
I respect this site and I think they are nearly always on the mark. But, I must disagree on this one occasion. Piper was definitely 6'2" in the mid-eighties. He *looked* to weigh about 190. He was very quiet, as well.
Tuga says on 31/Mar/13
Rob, thank you for your answer.
Nice pics Red, piper sure has lost quite some height but its great to know he´s a towering nice guy.
Tuga says on 29/Mar/13
Rob, sorry for asking but my post here and another on taker´s page have not been posted, didn´t they go through? Thanks
[Editor Rob: I've not deleted any of your posts]
Red 183 says on 25/Mar/13
Few other celebs we saw that day
Vernon Wells, looked 5´11.5" in less footwear than I had, so I think he´s 5´10.75" today.
Dave Prowse walked on crutches next to me and I thought he looked like a legit 6´1.5" guy would look, but it´s hard to tell with his footwear and one leg being much shorter. He was great, very nice to my kids. Sitting in a wheelchair most of the time.
We also saw Robert Englund, Brad Loree, Richard Brooker, Ken Kirzinger, Jeremy Bulloch, Robert Elmore... I have to go trought the pics to tell you more.
Have to tell you again how great Piper was, we met him walking around later in the evening and he was very nice to our kids, played star wars lightsaber with them. Great guy.
Red 183 says on 25/Mar/13
Here´s the pic of my wife with Roddy
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My wife measured 177,2cm in heels and looked around Pipers height, Piper was max 178,5cm in big footwear.
Red 183 says on 24/Mar/13
Here I´m with Piper Click Here , I was in 1.25" dress-shoes and Piper had at least a half inch footwear advantage Click Here
Back home I measured 186,2cm in footwear and 183,0cm without.
My wife measured 177,2cm in heels and looked around Pipers height, Piper was max 178,5cm in big footwear.
Rob what do you think about his current height and is it possible to add my pics to the top?
Red 183 says on 24/Mar/13
Met Roddy yesterday, great great guy, great with every fan.
I will upload the pics this week. 5´9.5" today is out of question, my wife was 5´9.75" in heels and Piper was in big soled boots about her height, maybe 5´10" flat
5´8.5"-5´9" barefoot today
pauly e says on 5/Mar/13
Good lord! Losing 3.5" of height? He's not even 60 years old yet. How is that even possible? Did they lop a few inches off his legs during some of those surgeries?
FACE says on 12/Feb/13
@MBH
Who said he was 6'2 (188 cm)? BRO
Brad says on 5/Feb/13
Compressed body, 5' 9.5" in front of me in L.A. a few years ago....lost inches due to surgeries.
The Ben says on 3/Feb/13
I was just watching some stuff from 92 and 96 with him, I would say he looked a 5'10-5'11 back then.
His peak height I would think slightly over 6ft.
MBH says on 2/Feb/13
@FACE Im saying it is absurd to say he was 6'2 and then state he is 5'9.25 or 5'9.5 now days, it is a rhetorical question bro
FACE says on 1/Feb/13
The difference between 5'9.5 (177 cm) and 6'1 (185 cm) is 8 cm not 12 cm bro.
Red says on 2/Jan/13
MBH says on 12/Nov/12
how can someone loose 12 cm? I can understand 3 to 5 cm but 12?!
Having 23 spinal discs as a human being, imagine losing 3mm per discs at age 60+ it results in a 69mm heightloss, for example.
Piper was a wrestler, roid user and weightlifter, so he for sure destroyed some of his spinaldiscs.
Piper had to fight cancer too, don´t know if they took some of his bones due to the cancer.
His upperbody looks very compressed, wich could be from osteoporosis ( shrunken vertebra) too.
juju says on 24/Dec/12
look at him with steamboat. steamboat was only 5 foot 10. piper looks 6 foot tops.
MBH says on 12/Nov/12
how can someone loose 12 cm? I can understand 3 to 5 cm but 12?!
Red says on 19/Sep/12
He´s really shadow of his former self Click Here
nearly 2 inches taller than a peak 5´11" Ric Flair and now max 5´9".
Thank God he´s still alive.
6-8 says on 23/Aug/12
Piper said in a UPW (Ultimate Pro Wresting) special that hip surgery has taken a few inches off his height
The Ben says on 16/Aug/12
Piper looked an inch or so shorter than Jericho on Raw.
Could he be down to 5'8 (Or never have been that tall)
When i met him in 2009 I would have said 5'9 but he could have been less.
dicksock says on 15/Aug/12
It's crazy how much height Piper has lost. He was once about 2.5" or so taller than solid 5'10" Bruno Sammartino. Now he is the same height ~5'9" Chris Jericho...wow
~6'1" down to ~5'9". It's crazy that I would be a little taller than Piper.
LG69 says on 2/Aug/12
At most i see a 2.5" difference in height between the two. If Piper's height is legit, than Christ is not 6'1.5".
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