drummer777 says on 4/Nov/11
Well if Shaq is truley 6'10 barefoot that would put Paul wight in the 6'foot 9 range same as Andre when he died, Still puts wilt at 6'11. That would mean Kevin and Tyler mane are really in the 6'7 range with labron James. Puts Sid at 6'5 1/2 to 6'6.

Anybody have pics of Glenn Jacobs and Kevin Nash together. The True 7 footer being Kareem Abdul Jabar.

marcus says on 23/Oct/11
heard shaq admit on howard stern that he was only 6'10" Wilt is not standing erect in photo below

Ras says on 24/Jul/11
Wilt seems to have like 3 inches on Andre in thatpicture, if he is 7 ft 0.5 in as some of you say, then Andre should have been no more than 6 ft 10.

Fern says on 8/Jul/11
The fact of the matter is..... wilt was measured (almost certainly) after being up for likely around 4-8 hours.... In that time he could easily lose 1/2-3/4 of an inch. The truth is.... in almost all professional sports (nba,nhl, la liga for soccer, mlb, etc.), the players are assessed right at the beginning of the day (so the morning) which means that almost all heights in the nba and most other professional sports are likely pure monrning height measurements which means that even in the 80's wilt still could have stood maybe even over 7,1 out of bed!

Jake T. says on 10/Jun/11
He looks a whole foot taller than Schwarzenegger in Conan and with Shaq was almost the same height so 7'0.5 for Wilt is the least I can see him even in his later years.

gregory lehmann says on 17/May/11
The biggest "What's My Line?" "mystery guest." (4'11" Cathy Rigby was the smallest.) The first "TV basketball" superstar. Very intimidating. An NBA icon.Dick Clark guessed him.

Hot Jack says on 12/Mar/11
Dude that photo at top has to be photoshopped, otherwise Arnie is 5 ft 9 and 190 pounds! That is ridiculous, he's easily 15 inches shorter in that photo, imagine a foot ruler on top of Arnie's head, and it would reach just above Wilt's eyes. And Wilt, in the photo, is tilting his head down an inch or two. I remember that Conan movie, lot of scenes with both Arnie and Wilt. Wilt looked a solid 9-10 inches taller, but Arnie was huge then, probably 230 pounds, and they didn't look that different in terms of body mass. I'm telling you, something is fishy about that photo, not only is Wilt 15 inches taller, he looks 70 pounds heavier. Can't be right. But no doubt, Wilt is an honest 7 feet tall. Always was.

the carl says on 12/Mar/11
the stilt was always super tall. at least 7 ft. i can believe 7-1, barefoot, in his prime.

as far as comparing him to shaq, they are about the exact same height. i bet they are not a centimeter apart, in their respective primes. shaq however is much bigger, a lot more body mass. at least 60 pounds heavier.

Viper says on 5/Feb/11
jtm, Shaq was supposedly measured at 7-1 and he had 6 inches on 6-7 Lebron James.

Vegas says on 3/Feb/11
rob should you not make a mention on here that wilt was measured at 7'0.5 barefoot in 1980 by journalists (the evidence has already been posted by big show)

jtm says on 15/Dec/10
that proves that shaq is not 7'1.

Mamun says on 13/Dec/10
Anonymous , have you also taken into account Shaq's closeness to the camera , his
age and footwear advantage ????

Regards

SUPERMUN

Anonymous says on 11/Dec/10
3 inch heel lol, shaq is taller in that photo, top of heads Click Here

d wade says on 7/Dec/10
shaq looks taller in the pic than chamberlain but he has the foootwear advantage.i think both are 7,1.

Jake says on 22/Oct/10
Check this one with Shaq Click Here
Also notice that shaq was wearing those basketball shoes that could give him half an inch more.