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aram x says on 28/Jun/09
But in that pic Wilt is standing much closer to the camera than Arnie thereby making their height comparisons somewhat difficult.
Vegas says on 23/Jun/09
another shot of arnie and wilt Click Here Daniel says on 21/Jun/09
Hey Rob, something's wrong with this photograph on the link on top of this page. There seems to be at least 40cm diffrence between Wilt and Arnold, besides Arnold looks tiny there. My guess is that photo is not real at all. aram x says on 20/Jun/09
I didn't say he had relatively short arms. I said relatively narrow shoulders which his wingspan wasn't as long as some of us might think. Anyways, scroll down to the seventh paragraph of the following link for definite proof of Wilt's freethrow line dunking ability! Click Here Doug says on 20/Jun/09
Relatively short arms? He had a wingspan of 7 ft 2 inches!!!! Doug says on 20/Jun/09
Apparently he could reach 9 ft 6 flat feet stretch. I'm British so am clueless about basketball but isn't the rim 10 feet? aram x says on 16/Jun/09
Here's the proof...just scroll down to the 7th paragraph! aram x says on 16/Jun/09
This is unrelated to Wilt's height, but many rules were changed because of his presence on the court. One of those is that you must stand and shoot a freethrow. Before Wilt, you could shoot a freethrow however you like. But thanks to Wilt, that is no longer the case. That's because Wilt could DUNK from beyond the freethrow line from behind the key (with hardily any running start unlike MJ and the other freethrow line dunkers)! aram x says on 29/May/09
It's hard to say, but I wouldn't be surprised if he could touch the rim without jumping. However, the camera angles in that pic are kinda distorted making it hard to tell. Imo, Wilt's wingspan wasn't as long as some us might think because he has relatively narrow shoulders (bone-structure wise)rather than have relatively short arms. joefalk says on 23/May/09
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pls someone could estimate wilt's standing reach?
imho is about 9'6 or 9'7'' aram x says on 13/May/09
Yeah size 13 sounds absurdly small for somebody his size, but keep in mind, everyone has different proportions. I am 5,9" and I only wear a size 8 American Men's, so 7,1" with a size 13 is about the same foot to height proportion as me. MIKESOWELL says on 2/May/09
ANONYMOUS, Bill Walton has gone on record to say he was 6'11". So Wilt being 2 inches taller would make him 7'1". Anonymous says on 25/Apr/09
I'll eat my hat if Wilt Chamberlin only had a 13 shoe. I'm a runt and I have an 11. Anonymous says on 29/Mar/09
Wilt was huge in his prime in the 50' early 60's, not 1978. He was 7'2 I saw a picture of him Standing next to Bill walton who was huge and was 7'0 An I could't believe that wilt was 2 inches taller. Halb says on 7/Mar/09
Wilt is 7'1, and his moccasins may have heels, similar to AhNolds boots, but they are not similar in size to Andre's large shoes. Andre is shorter than Wilt even with the heel advantage, which in my estimation puts Andre at around 6'11ish. Ronnie Russell says on 7/Mar/09
your analysis is flawed, first off, there is another picture of this in black and white where andre does not have his head down, hes actually standing with good posture, and he appears significantly taller. dave meltzer does a photograhic analysis and concludes that andre the giant is 6'11.5" based on an assumed height of 7'0.5" for wilt, which is incorrect, as the guiness book measured him at 7'1.16" in 1978.
secondly, those mocassins Wilt is wearing have jacked up heels, which add every bit as much height to wilt as andre's 2-inch heeled cowboy boots add to him. One thing i find very suspicious about Wilt's footwear though is the fact that it is a widely known fact that Wilt had very small feet for a 7+foot man, he wore a size 13 shoe. Andre the Giant wore a size 24 shoe, and yet their footwear appears to be the same length. this confirms to me that Wilt has some kind of footwear advantage over Andre.
Based on this photo analysis of this one and the other picture of all three of them together, wilt is 7'1.16" just liek the 1978 guiness book said, and andre is about 7ft to 7'0.25". Considering Andre's own personal handler, Bernard, told me in person when i visited NC, that Andre stood 7'0.50" at his peak at age 22, when he was measured by a doctor in japan, the estimation of 7ft to 7'.025' is pretty damned near accurate iClarke-93 says on 10/Feb/09
Andre 7'0.25
Wilt 7'1 Tom says on 9/Feb/09
You guys have way to much time on your hands arguing about the dumbest stuff Anonymous says on 7/Feb/09
Come on, Wilt is definatly taller than Andre in the picture, he is a full step further away from the camera which takes at least an inch away! if you walk far enough away from the camera your going to look about 3 feet tall AND Andre has big heeled shoes on. And Wilt still just plain has a good inch on him anyway. I think that at this time Andre was no more than 6'10. MIKESOWELL says on 29/Jan/09
Was slightly shorter than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7 Ft 2 in) Probably 7 Ft at time of death peak height 7 Ft 1.5 In aram x says on 21/Jan/09
why would wilt be in Guinness in the 1st place? he was never the tallest person on earth...maybe for the most points scored in a single game? aaronrus says on 29/Dec/08
wilt was measured by the guiness book of world records to be 7'1.5" aram x says on 19/Dec/08
Well neither Wilt or Andre were over the 7,6" mark. Then that would be GIGANTIC! Tony says on 8/Dec/08
omg the pic with wilt arnold and Andre
The giants make arnold look like a kid LOL aram x says on 16/Nov/08
Andre may not be as tall as Wilt but he's certainly heavier. Jordan says on 8/Nov/08
Again, Andre's shoes are thicker than Chamberlains. Wilt has him by an inch at least with out Andre's huge boots. Shaq says on 1/Nov/08
Look at how much closer to the camera Andre is as well as his footwear advantage. Despite that Andre still isn't taller in the picture so I'd say Wilt easily.
I believe the 6'9 3/4" measurement for Andre and the 7'1 1/16" for Wilt. aram x says on 21/Oct/08
Hard to say who's taller but it seems that Andre the Giant has a much larger head than Chamberlain which makes him look taller, but I still think Chamberlain is taller than Andre. Big Show says on 16/Oct/08
With credits to Chris for posting this pic on the Andre board, here's another pic of Andre and Wilt.
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Just curious, who would you guys say is the taller man: Andre or Wilt? Big Show says on 16/Oct/08
zugmy says on 20/Aug/08
Ted Cassidy(Lurch) was taller than Wilt. There is a commercial of a beer. Cassidy is the bartender.
Ted Cassidy was standing on a box in that commercial. There's no way he's taller than Wilt as Ted is 6'9. If you're implying Wilt is shorter than 6'9, than we might as well downgrade Schwarzenegger to 5'8 or something. aram x says on 5/Oct/08
i still find it hard to believe that head height and neck length can vary that much between people of the same stature...and i believe dwight is probably more closer to 6,11" (even barefoot ) than only 6,10". so dwight howard's head is an inch-an inch and a half shorter than expected for his frame size? that means dwight would be a legit 7 footer if he had a more proportioned head i guess but dwight's shoulder level is par with somebody 7 feet exact? can anyone here post me a pic of dwight standing next to somebody 7 feet but with the same shoulder level? zugmy says on 20/Aug/08
Ted Cassidy(Lurch) was taller than Wilt. There is a commercial of a beer. Cassidy is the bartender. Shaq says on 19/Aug/08
lsualum you don't know anything. I drew a line to prove Shaq was taller. I already have proved that Shaq is 7'1". You haven't even proved he was measured at LSU. Besides I don't need to upgrade other players to prove Shaq is 7'1". I have Dwight Howard at his actual height of 6'9"-6'9.5" not his 6'11" listing, I've said Hakeem Olajuwon is more like 6'10" and not 7'0", Patrick Ewing is closer to 6'10" than 7'0", Tim Duncan is only about 6'10" ect. lsualum says on 18/Aug/08
arum x,shaq is an expert on height,at least in his own mind.dont u know by now all his estimations are to provr that oneal is 7'1".AN AGING WILT WAS STILL TALLER THAN ONEAL,EVEN WITH ONEAL WEARING HIS ELEVATOR SHOES. Shaq says on 18/Aug/08
Yes Wilt and Dwight have small heads. Dwight is only 6'9.5" but his wingspan is about 7'5" and his reach is 9'4" which is better than many 7 footers. aram x says on 17/Aug/08
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I agree Guru, measuring with shoes is just stupid.^
Yeah but I am pretty sure Chamberlain's 7,1" height was measured barefoot. And like you mentioned before, even though he's slightly shorter than Shaq Chamberlain's shoulder and eye level are higher. If he had a head that's proportionate to his body he would probably be 7,2" instead of only 7,1". Same goes for Dwight; he would be a legit 7 footer if he had a head proportionate to his body! I am 5,10" and my head is probably the same size as Dwight's or Chamberlain's!
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It's kinda awkward imo how a 7 footer can have the head size of somebody who's not even 5 feet. Don't you think? zugmy says on 17/Aug/08
There is a commercial with Ted Cassidy(Lurch) and Wilt Chamberlain. Cassidy is taller. Shaq says on 12/Aug/08
I agree Guru, measuring with shoes is just stupid. Guru says on 11/Aug/08
The with shoes and without shoes measurements makes things so confusing? Why not measure all the players without shoes because sole height can affect height measurements as well? Shaq says on 8/Aug/08
It's well documented that Russell is 6'9.5". I do know a lot about basketball players heights and don't talk about my intelligence. Last I checked you've been caught in several lies and you don't even know the difference between "your and "you're". You've made that mistake several times. lsu alum says on 7/Aug/08
your bad alright shaq.bill russell has never said he was 6'9.5".russell has lways said he was 6'9".you go to every page on this site,and try to play yourself off as an expert on height.you know whats really small shaq,your brain. Shaq says on 5/Aug/08
My bad I meant Russell has stated that he is 6-9.5 barefoot, maybe he is 6-11 in basketball shoes? Either way by todays standards of NBA listings Russell would be listed 6-11.
Many people thought Ralph was 7-4 but I always thought he looked 7-2 and Mark Eaton's claim backs that up. Mr. R says on 4/Aug/08
Shaq,
I was only repeating what has been written. I have seen Bill Russell at 6-11 and ralph Sampson at 7-4. I believe that Wilt note Ralph's height in his autobiography. Shaq says on 2/Aug/08
Mr. R
Bill Russell was listed at 6-9 and 6-10 during his playing days and has stated that he is 6-9.
Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton who was measured 7-3 3/4 said Ralph Sampson is 2 inches shorter than him. Mr. R says on 2/Aug/08
I actually met Wilt on the day his book came out and he claimed sex with 20,000 women. Unfortunately, it was also the day that Magic Johnson made his announcement of his HIV infection, which was hugely ironic. I saw him stand up and I followed him to his limo. He was HUGE! In his book he claims 7-1. He also shares a story about walking into an elevator to find several taller men, including former NBA star Ralph Sampson. I knew Ralph in Oakland and he was 7-4. Wilt explains that it was one of the first times that he understood why people were so preoccupied with height. (Incidently, I crashed his funeral in LA in 1999, and sat behind former NFL star Jim Brown, who is now just over 6 feet, and former Celtics star Bill Russell, who was listed at 6-11 during his playing days. I really could not tell!) Aram X says on 23/Jun/08
i don't know if the standing reach was with or w/o shoes (probably w/ on because 9,6" for somebody 7,1" with only a 7,4" wingspan just seems a little bit too high), but the reason his standing reach was so high is a similar story to why Dwight Howard's standing reach is so high. People of the same height can vary in shoulder height (because of neck and head length): wilt chamberlain apparently has a very small head (from the looks of pictures) for his height like Howard (his head was about the same size of a 5 or 6 footer apparently but attached to the frame of a lanky 7 footer) nor was his head long so if chamberlain had a head that was more proportional to his frame he would actually be more like 7,2-7,3" rather just barely 7 feet in height. But how tall your top of head is doesn't really matter in basketball because i don't think you can do anything useful in basketball with the top your head i.e. scoring from the top your head like a sea lion lol. Shaq says on 23/Jun/08
Is that standing reach with or without shoes? Shaq's standing reach was 9'5" without shoes at 7'1" with a 7'7" wingspan so if Wilt had a 7'4" wingspan and he was the same height and had a 9'6" standing reach in shoes that would make sense. Anonymous says on 22/Jun/08
i've heard chamberlain has a ridiculous 9,6" standing reach at a height of only 7,1" with only a 7,4" wingspan. kinda doesn't make sense at first glance but i guess that could be possible because he appears to have a very small head for and not-so long neck for his height and shoulders were probably very narrow too. Shaq says on 5/Jun/08
DraftExpress has Laettner at 6'10" flat. That's 1 inch below his listed height.
The difference with Garnett's claim is he hates the 7 foot label so I doubt he'd claim he was taller than he really is. Plus he often looks atleast 6-11 3/4. No reason to doubt him. lsu alum says on 5/Jun/08
just in case you dont realize it,people's claims about their heights are often wrong.most people tend to say their taller than they actually are.its human nature.until recently i beleived ewing to be a legit 7'0",i now think he could even be as short as 6'10".by the way how tall do you think laettner is.i see your draft express says hes 6'10.5"barefoot,i always beleived him to be 6'9.5"barefoot. Shaq says on 20/May/08
I actually agree with you about Ewing and Wilt. The Jordan and Kareem estimates are close enough too. You are overlooking two big things when estimating Kevin Garnett's height.
1.He was measured 6'11" in 1995
2.He has claimed to be 6'11.75" twice. Considering that Garnett hates the 7 foot label he wouldn't lie to make himself seem taller than he is. lsu alum says on 20/May/08
wilt 7'1",garnett 6'10.5",kareem 7'1.5",jorden 6'4.5",ewing 6'10.5" Shaq says on 20/May/08
lsu alum, 5 people on the Shaq page agreed with you. Most(over 20) agree with me including Editor Rob.
By the way I'm 5'9.5" midday.
Out of curiosity how tall do you think the following NBA players are?
Wilt
Kevin Garnett
Kareem
Michael Jordan
Patrick Ewing lsu alum says on 19/May/08
you still havnt answered the question.how tall are you?i would be very suprised if your any taller than 5'6".by the way i havnt lost the arguement about shaqs height,theres still a lot of people who beleives hes under 7'0".hurry back to your job at mcdonalds. Shaq says on 17/May/08
lsu alum you're just mad because you lost the argument about Shaq's height.
As for Wilt he was 7-1 1/16 peak and he shrunk to 7-0 1/2 in his late 40's. Shaq says on 16/May/08
lsu alum everyone is sick of you in general you loser. Post some evidence or stop posting. lsu alum says on 15/May/08
everyone is sick of you shaq on every page talking about oneal.you think your an expert o height.how tall are you? Shaq says on 7/May/08
Wow Calvin has 4-5 inches on Shaq. He looks taller than Yao. Travis Roste says on 7/May/08
Everyone just shut up. here is calvin lane, and he makes shaq look like a midget. He's the real big man! Look at shaq's expression, he is like, "shmidt! Once this picture gets out, I am going to look like an idiot!" Click Here Shaq says on 2/May/08
Yeah most players heights are listed in shoes. I'd say atleast 75-80% of them. I think Durant is so tall for a perimeter player that he'd rather be listed at his barefoot height because 6-9 doesn't sound that unusual for a swingman but 6-10 or 6-11 does.
Something most NBA fans doen't know is Dwight Howard measured the exact same height barefoot and in shoes that Durant did but Dwight is listed 2 inches taller. I bet if you asked 50 regular NBA fans most people would never guess that. Even more surprising is Durant has a longer wingspan than Dwight. He is as tall and longer than the best young center in the league yet he is playing shooting guard Ip says on 1/May/08
I know Kevin Durant's agent personally and have so for over 10 years. The team lists the players at the height that they decide on, unless the player insists otherwise, which is rare because most players prefer to be listed in their shoe height. Shaq is 7'1" says on 28/Apr/08
Just look through many pre-draft measurements that are officially listed as pre-draft measurements and then compare them to the listed heights. Some players actually are listed barefoot. Shaq is 7'1" says on 28/Apr/08
Ip players are given the options of choosing their barefoot heights or height in shoes. Kevin Durant did that last year. He measured 6'9" barefoot and 6'10.25" in shoes but was listed 6'9". However Greg Oden measured 6'11" barefoot, 7'0" in shoes but he gets listed 7 feet.
Here is Shaq at 7'1" w/o shoes. This is not another newspaper article
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Do you realize that Shaq's shoes add more than 1 inch too? Shaq has among the biggest shoes in the league. Pencer Hawes also showed up to the 07' pre-draft camp with 2.25" sneakers.
The NBA listings aren't as simple as you think. It's not just everyone is listed at their height in shoes. Most players are but some are listed their barefoot heights or even under them. For example Desmond Mason measured 6'6" barefoot, 6'7.25" in shoes but he gets listed 6'5". Shaq is 7'1" says on 27/Apr/08
I believe the 7'0.5" measurement from 1984 but I have to wonder if he was measured 7'1 1/16" earlier in the day or if he had shrunk a half inch which isn't impossible considering Wilt was in his late 40's at the time. Ip says on 27/Apr/08
Look Shaq is 7'1''. i was trying to defend u against LSU alum who claims that Shaq is 6-11.5. The NBA hires independent doctors to conduct physicals on the players before the draft. These are not team doctors and so they have no reason to lie about a players height. U using a newspaper article as a reference is stupid because newspapers writers go by what the listed height that the teams use. Every team that Shaq has played for dating back to college has listed him at 7-1, why ? Because if u measure him in sneakers he is 7-1 and in my mind that is his correct height because the game is played in shoes. I work in sports management and I work primarily in the NBA and our company's clients all get measured in socks and in shoes at the predraft camp which is now held in Orlando as opposed to Chicago when Shaq got drafted. If u look at the link that I sent LSU alum it is from the telecast of the 1992 draft and it clearly shows Shaq's height and weight at 7'0" 303 lbs which were the measurements taken from the predraft camp. By the way Tom Gugliotta measured at 6-8.5 barefoot that same year. I will give u a perfect example of what i'm talking about. One of our former clients Francisco Garcia who plays for the Sacramento Kings is listed at 6-7 because that is his shoe height. However at the predraft camp in 2005 he measured in at 6-5 3/4 without shoes in his shoes he was right at 6-7. If u go to any article online about him it will list him at 6-7 because that's what the team list him at, no writer is going to go back and dig up a players predraft measurements to write an article when they get that from the team website or media guide. Shaq is 7-1 just not barefoot, unless u have some info that proves that he's grown since this video. Click Here Shaq is 7'1" says on 26/Apr/08
That isn't Shaq's pre-draft measurement. This is.
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Aside from Shaq's 7'1", 303 measurement it also shows former all star Tom Gugliotta at 6-9 1/2
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At 7-foot-1 and nearly 300 pounds, he's probably the most physically dominating player to ever draw a quadruple team. ... Shaq already has a reach of 9-5 and an armspan of 7-7. He's a good leaper, too, and can touch a point on the backboard almost two-and-a-half feet above the rim.
O'Neal measured 7'1", 303 pounds with a 7'7" wingspan and a 9'5" standing reach. There are the links to prove it.
Players are given the option of choosing to be listed their barefoot height or their height in shoes. Shaq I guess chose his barefoot height. Ip says on 26/Apr/08
Hey LSU alum. Go to this link. This is video from the 1992 NBA Draft and it clearly shows Shaq's pre-draft measurement to be at 7ft without shoes. He is listed at 7-1 in shoes because u play the game in shoes. These measurements are done by independent doctors that the league hires to conduct physicals and not by individual teams who want to make a guy seem taller than he really is. Click Here Shaq is 7'1" says on 25/Apr/08
What a loser I am? hahah...burger boy??? lsu alum you are the loser. You follow me around to every single page and you start a debate over Shaq's height here and I prove you wrong...AGAIN. lsu alum says on 25/Apr/08
again burger boy this page is about wilt,but anyway 6'11.5"is only a half an inch from 7'0".what a loser you are. Shaq is 7'1" says on 24/Apr/08
Wilt may have been taller by 1/16 at his peak but I think Wilt could have been more like 7'0.5".
Rob explained that he has Shaq at 7'0.5" because he thinks he could be argued at 7'0" or 7'1". Besides that's a 9/16 of an inch difference he has between Shaq and Wilt which is much different than the 2 inch difference you are claiming. I have no problem with some people thinking 7 feet or 7'0.5" for Shaq or even 7'1.5". All are reasonable estimates. Afterall the 7'0.5" Rob has Shaq at is just half an inch short of what I'm claiming he is so not exactly a big difference. lsu alum says on 23/Apr/08
well shaq is 7'1",editor ron apparently doesn't beleive that shaq is as tall as wilt,look at each ones height.as i hope you can see ron has wilt taller.why?because wilt is taller you mental giant(sic).hurry back to your job at mcdonalds,the burgers need flipping. Shaq is 7'1" says on 20/Apr/08
lsu alum you are the loser. Most people think Shaq is 7'0" or 7'1". Almost nobody is dumb enough to think he is under 7 feet.
Your life is so pathetic that you come on here and pretend to know Shaq personally and pretend to have gone to college with him. I dare you to go to the Shaq page and try to back up your stupid claims with some proof. lsu alum says on 20/Apr/08
shaq is 7'1",quit posting about oneal on this page loser.wilt is 2 inches taller than oneal.everyone who looks at the issue objectivly knows that.of course the only thing thats for certain is that your a loser.go back to your job at mcdonalds,and leave us alone. Shaq is 7'1" says on 17/Apr/08
I've provided all of the possible proof.
1.Multiple links to Shaq's own claims
2.Pre-Draft Articles
3.A ton of pictures.
You haven't even posted any kind of evidence much less proof!! I doubt you even went to LSU. Post some kind of evidence about Shaq being 6'11.5" or just stop posting because you are a joke. In case you didn't notice multiple posters on the Shaq page gave me credit for providing a ton of evidence/proof. lsu alum says on 17/Apr/08
SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH SHAQ IS 7'1".THE PEOPLE I ASSOCIATE WITH ARE NORMAL.SHAQ ONEAL IS 6'11.5",YOU HAVENT PROVIDED ANY PROOF,JUST A LOT OF CONJECTURE. Shaq is 7'1" says on 16/Apr/08
Funny because I posted a picture of Shaq and Wilt that showed Shaq taller.
lsu alum I don't know what kind of people you usually associate with but if you are 6'3" and they are guessing 6'0" or 6'7" then they obviously aren't seeing straight.
Hakeem Olajuwon is an intelligent player and consider his height I highly doubt his estimate was that off.
Some pictures of Wilt
with 6'9.5" Bill Russell
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With 7-1 5/8 Kareem
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Maybe the 1984 measurement of 7'0.5" was later in the day? lsu alum says on 16/Apr/08
yea lets keep this about wilt,he's,almost 2 inches taller than shaq.anyone can see that. Shaq is 7'1" says on 15/Apr/08
Hakeem is near 7 foot himself. Within an inch or 2. I think he'd be able to notice if Shaq was under 7 feet. Hakeem said he was surprised at how much taller and heavier Shaq was than him. I am not saying Shaq is 7'2" like Hakeem thought because that was just after his 7'1" measurement in Chicago but Shaq often does give the illusion of someone 7'2".
6-9 1/4 Amare Stoudemire said he felt like a point guard next to Shaq. Denver Nuggets broadcasters said similar things about how Shaq dwarfed their power forward 6-9 1/4 Nene. Joe Dumars during the 2004 Finals mentioned how 7'0" listed Elden Campbell looked like a small forward next to Shaq.
Aside from all of that how are the 5 articles that mention is pre-draft measurement and Shaq's 3 height claims that contradict that 6'11.5" claim bogus?
After that just keep this page for talk about Wilt Chamberlain's height. There is already a page for Shaq. lsu alum says on 15/Apr/08
im not going to insult you this time shaq is 7'1",just make a point.my height was estimated by one person as 6',and by another as 6'6",or 6'7".im 6'3".as even you can see thats a huge difference,different people see the same thing different,so hakeems estimation is worthless. Shaq is 7'1" says on 14/Apr/08
lsu alum how are 3 height claims by Shaq himself "bogus"?
How are 5 articles about his measurements from the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp bogus
How is a quote by Hakeem Olajuwon estimating Shaq at 7'2" bogus? lsu alum says on 13/Apr/08
shaq and wilt do not have similar peak heights.wilt is taller by almost 2 inches.dont beleive anything shaq is 7'1" says about shaq.he post a lot of bogus proof that oneal is 7'1",but oneal is 6'11.5"..period. Shaq is 7'1" says on 6/Apr/08
Shaq and Wilt have very similar peak heighrs which is part of the reason Shaq has been compared to Wilt so often. lsu alum says on 5/Apr/08
again the full picture is worthless,as it shows shaq wearing his elevator basketball shoes,and wilts wearing low heeled dress shoes.at his peak wilt had at leastan inch,and a half on shaq Shaq is 7'1" says on 5/Apr/08
lsu alum I have the full picture. They are just so close in height I needed to enlarge it to get a good estimate.
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Wilt's shoulders are higher but Shaq has a longer neck and as you can see when you enlarge the picture Shaq comes out a hair taller.
lsu alum you are the one who needs help because you are in denial that Shaq is a legit 7 footer considering you said Walton was taller than Shaq in this picture.
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Of course I don't believe Shaq to be taller than Yao either. Yao is 7'5", Shaq is 7'1". Yao has 4 inches on him. Shaq is 7'1" says on 4/Apr/08
lsu alum I have the full picture. They are just so close in height I needed to enlarge it to get a good estimate.
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Wilt's shoulders are higher but Shaq has a longer neck and as you can see when you enlarge the picture Shaq comes out a hair taller.
lsu alum you are the one who needs help because you are in denial that Shaq is a legit 7 footer considering you said Walton was taller than Shaq in this picture.
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Of course I don't believe Shaq to be taller than Yao either. Yao is 7'5", Shaq is 7'1". Yao has 4 inches on him. lsu alum says on 4/Apr/08
i hate to have to point this out,but to use that photo of wilt & shaq as proof is insane.its a head shot for christ sake.shaq is 7'1" is in need of help.soon he will try to make us beleive shaq is as tall or taller than yao.he needs some prozac,with a zoloft chaser. Anonymous says on 2/Apr/08
The line shows Shaq's head a bit above Wilt. Wilt was probably about 7-0 1/2 but Shaq may have had a footwear advantage so Shaq is 7-0 1/2 or 7-1 while Wilt is 7-0 1/2. lsu alum says on 30/Mar/08
look to me like wilt is a little taller than shaq,and wilt was in his 50s by that time Shaq is 7'1" says on 30/Mar/08
I actually now think Wilt probably peaked at 7'0.5" after seeing him in the late 50's with 6'9.5" Bill Russell. the shredder says on 27/Mar/08
Ha , just measured myself ... its 2:00 pm over here ! ... Im right between 5'6.25 and 5'6.5 ... right in the middle ! sf says on 27/Mar/08
the shredder wins...and I'll bet he's not even 7'1"! Shaq is 7'1" says on 26/Mar/08
Rob you should make 7-1 1/16 his peak height listing because I'm pretty sure he was 7-0 1/2 in the 80's and 90's based on this evidence.
Read the text below the picture it states Wilt was measured 7-0 1/2 and that picture is from 1984
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Wilt clearly shorter than 7'1" Shaq
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7-1 5/8 Kareem has about an inch on Wilt
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Wilt looks closer to 7'0.5" next to 6'9.5" Bill Russell even though this picture is from Wilt's prime
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I had around 100,000,000 ... I have 3 in my lap right now as im posting !!! sf says on 14/Mar/08
Sorry, I have to brag here. I've had sex with at LEAST 3 women. Yes, I know - hard to grasp... the shredder says on 13/Mar/08
Yep , men lie about that too ! ... Im willing to bet Brad Pitt himself only had around 25 ! GSP says on 12/Mar/08
lol...similar to height..how many women you have banged is also one of those lies most guys tell.
They say you should apply the rule of 3.. well with wilt and gene its probably more like the rule of 30 or 300 lol. the shredder says on 12/Mar/08
Yea sf , thats about right ! lol ... Gene Simmoms claimed 45,000 and Marlon Brando was rumored as around 1500 ! ... I can see 200 -300 , but 20,000 ? ... That would be like 18 women a weak for like 40 years ! sf says on 11/Mar/08
That's the guy...which means he had to have sex with a different woman, on average, every day for 55 years....nice try, Wilt.... the shredder says on 10/Mar/08
Wilt Chamberlain ... Is this the Basketballer that claimed he had sex with like 20,000 women ? Josh says on 5/Feb/08
LOOK out Josh Staten is goin 2 be the next NBA playa Anonymous says on 23/Jan/08
Shaq is 7'1" Wilt is 7'0.5" case closed. Shaq is 7'1" says on 19/Jan/08
Editor: Rob maybe you want to put 7'1.06" as his peak height because he was 7'0.5" in his later years(read the text below in this picture).
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Also in about 92' or 93' he was clearly shorter than 7'1" Shaq in a picture of the 2 of them. sheesh says on 27/Dec/07
Some of the people who say Wilt was not 7'1" based on pics of him next to Kareem are forgetting that people get shorter as they get older... Also, posture makes a tremendous difference and it isn't always obvious in a casual picture whether someone is actually standing fully straight. Will F says on 16/Nov/07
Where are these pictures of Wilt and kareem together? Gene C says on 26/Oct/07
Thank heavens Ali and Wilt never went ahead with that fight. I loved them both. Wilt was a tremendously well-rounded total athlete -- something many folks forget, but a boxer is a boxer and Ali was the best big man boxer in history. JT says on 25/Oct/07
Kareem has Mamun by two head sizes easily. He does look taller than 7'2" in that pic. I'd still give him a peak height of 7'2" though. Mamun, what footwear did Kareem have on that day?
Editor Rob, at what age was Kareem measured at 217 cm? Kareem was more than 1 cm taller that Wilt.
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Here’s Nash and Kareem from 1995 ( Click Here) though Nash is closer to the camera. There was around a 4 inch difference in the actual video of the two. 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) Duhon says on 4/Sep/07
First of all there is no picture where andre appears exactly wilt's height. Even in the colour photo where andre appears closer to the camera he still looks shorter than wilt. ip says on 3/Sep/07
Unless there are some people who are absolutely ignorant concerning height, how can you look at the picture with Wilt and Andre and come to the conclusion that Andre was shorter than Wilt. All of you who have over anlyzed point to who's standing closer to the camera and so forth. A camrea angle unless it is below the people being shot is not going to give a person 3 or 4 inches in height. There is no way that Andre is any less than 7-1. Lloyd Banks says on 19/Aug/07
I remember reading in a book that Wilt Chamberlain finished a 100 meter race in a little over 10 seconds. BTW, he was in high school when he did that. He was a 7'1 beast. It also said on TV that he was so powerful that he could shoot free throws from halfcourt. benjaminfzba says on 15/Aug/07
With Jabbar being 7'1 5/8" barefooted he was about 7'2 1/2" in his converse basketball sneakers for the 1970 season, the common practice is for players to be measured in there shoes. what ever height a player is listed as you can subtract about 3/4 of an inch and that would be there actual barefoot height. benjaminfzba says on 14/Aug/07
In Kareem's second season with the buck's he was measured at 7'1 5/8''
barefooted at training camp according to the book i have from 1970 Viper says on 7/Aug/07
It would be amazing If Glenn got a picture of Calvin. Massimo says on 7/Aug/07
Oh Calvin Lane, he is a bit of a hero for (or to) me! He is 7'5" 1/2, 425 pounds with a black belt in karate. He also fought several fights (in the heavyweight division, I guess)as an amateur and won all of them by KO. He should be a wrestler, not a bouncer. He would beat anybody's ass in the street. He would scare the hell out of Mitch " Blood" Green! Viper says on 6/Aug/07
Jason, what about Calvin Lane, the world biggest bouncer. Viper says on 6/Aug/07
Jason, what about Calvin Lane, the world biggest bouncer. Dunken says on 6/Aug/07
any basketball player, regardless of size, would get eaten alive by a professional boxer.
they couldn't even use their reach advantage, since it would be negated by the boxer superior footwork and head movement.
Ali by brutal KO, round 1. Jason says on 6/Aug/07
I wouldn't write Wilt off too easily. He was 290lbs and a tough mutha. He could also beat some football speedsters in a foot race. Anonymous says on 6/Aug/07
Massimo, Wilt would not have lasted a few rounds. He wouldn't have been able to land a glove on Ali and the first punch Ali landed would have sent Wilt into orbit. A basketball player no matter how big would have as much chance aganist a heavyweight champion as would a chess grandmaster. If you look at youtube there is a film of the pair of them being interviewed as a promotion for the proposed fight. Wilt is much taller but while Ali is playful and keen to get things on Wilt appears terrified. At one point Wilt sets his hands up to get ready to throw a punch but Ali knocks them aside with ease and with lightning speed. Massimo says on 5/Aug/07
I think against Wilt Ali's jab would have been ineffective and Cassius Marcellus was not a huge puncher, so probably Chamberlain would have lasted a few rounds. But Muhammad was just too good and fast and would have easily outboxed Wilt and eventually stopped him. Anyway I heard that Wilt was very strong, so he probably could punch pretty hard. Of course Ali' could take one hell of a punch. I don't know how good Wilt's chin was (probably Wilt himself didn't know that!). However George Foreman would have taken Wilt's head off in about 40s! Anonymous says on 5/Aug/07
The funniest story about this guy was the time he was supposed to fight Muhammad Ali. Chamberlain may have been bigger but it would have been a kamaikaze mission. Who dou you think would win a fight? Basketball player or the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. It would be like a matchup between a tiger and a sheep. It was serious as well with contracts about to be signed before Chamberlain came to his senses and realised the insanity of what he was about to get himself into. Massimo says on 2/Jul/07
Wilt used to say he was 7'1" 1/16 but I have some doubt that he was a full 7'1". Jabbar always looked taller than him ( and I have sometimes seen Kareem listed as 7'1". Theboyfromoldtown says on 26/Jun/07
In the photo you can see that Wilt is standing on a slight raised platform. Take a look at the level of his feet compared to Andre and Arnie. No doubting though that these where two very tall men. I'd say Arnie is 6ft right on. stars always add 2" or so to their heights. Arnie is one of my hero's as I body build, but I have never seen him look so small, I had to take a double look at the photo! pop says on 12/May/07
Wilt is the most powerful basketball center who ever lived. Arjun says on 8/May/07
AHHHHH .... memories of a couple months ago when I still believed in a 7 foot peak Andre. lillo thomas says on 4/May/07
gonzalo any 7'1 guy is freaking tall in the pic below looks like 11-12 inch
difference Gramps says on 3/May/07
Gonzalo: not a great photo of Ali and Foreman back then, but the best I could find:
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Yes, 6'3". George Foreman was listed as 6'4" in the 1970s but Ali looked virtually the same height during their "Rumble in the Jungle." Gonzalo says on 2/May/07
Gramps, I am shocked. wilt looks freaking tall. how tall was Ali? 6`3? Arjun says on 1/May/07
Yeah Halb. I'm now starting to doubt Wilt's full 7'1". Kareem was 7'2" max (actually Vegas brought out a 7'1 3/8" measurement from someplace) , so Wilt could be more 7'0.5" or even closer to 7'0" in 1984, as Kareem looks clearly taller, more than an inch in that pic. I can't see him under 7'0" though. Gramps says on 1/May/07
If both were standing straight, back to back, how much taller would Wilt be? 11"? 12" ???
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Only an inch Arjun? There wa a pic posted on Andre's page where Kareem looked more than 1 inch taller than Wilt. Viper says on 29/Apr/07
So the "strong 6-9" that Ewing said maybe right after all. Anonymous says on 28/Apr/07
Mutombo is 7'1 whic would put Ewing around 6'9-6'10 Duhon says on 26/Apr/07
Viper, i think ewing was being slightly self-depracating in that SI article when he said that: here he is next to self-described legit 7'2" dikembe mutumbo. (mutmbo has been refered to as a legit 7'2" by others as well): Click Here
There is 2-3 inches difference. That would put ewing at 6'11" maybe 6'10". Viper says on 25/Mar/07
Ewing admits to being a strong 6-9 Ed. I know that may be hard to beleive but, why would he lie? Aussie Bloke says on 24/Mar/07
I love that pic with Arnie, it really makes you go WOW!!!! those guys are FRIGHTENINGLY TALL, living in Aus the average height of a bloke is bout 5ft9, so when you see any bloke thats 6ft4 you are stunned. TO actually be 7ft1, quite amusing actually, isn't it! Ed says on 14/Mar/07
Arjun, it's funny you mentioned Ewing because when I met the guy it felt like the way Arnold looks in the photo. I was wearing trainers and was probably 6ft0.5 maybe a bit more, and I'm pretty sure my head was below his shoulders, which by the way were massively wide. I'm not sure of Ewing's height, but I want to say 7ft. Anyways, 7ft1.06 which is very near to 7ft2 would make sense. This would put Andre at or around the 6ft11 mark. Arjun says on 13/Mar/07
I think the Wilt pic definitely proves that Andre was taller than 6'9", as there is no way in the world that Wilt could have 4 inches on him even after accounting for shoes, camera etc. Andre was very close to 6'11" in this pic I'd say, and I believe he may have just scraped 7'0" at peak, in his younger days when he was much lighter.
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Arjun Arjun says on 13/Mar/07
Wilt was legit 7'1" peak though, I don't think many will argue with that. I don't think he downgraded himself though, Kareem Abdul Jabbar always looked a solid inch taller than him. Kareem was 7'2" or thereabouts at peak.
Cheers,
Arjun Arjun says on 13/Mar/07
Ed, Andre's head is much bigger than Wilt's, so you can't compare shoulders there. Wilt's head is barely 10 inches (he has a tiny head for his height, in the pic with Shaq and Ewing, his head looks even smaller than Shaq's) while Andre's is easily 12 inches. Even taking into account camera angles, I still think Andre is max 1.5" or so shorter than Wilt, so maybe 2.5" or 3" after taking into account footwear. Andre was likely wearing boots so that he would look taller next to a guy like Wilt. But Wilt does'nt look over 7'1" to me, he is barely taller than Shaq in their pic, and Shaq himself is only 7'0" max according to me. Also, since the pic is taken from such a high level, it disfavours Arnold making him look shorter. Arnie was taller than 6' at peak, I think around 6'1" definitely. Wilt is supposed to be a foot taller, you can't expect Arnold to not look dwarfed compared to those two.
Cheers,
Arjun Ed says on 22/Feb/07
Arjun in the b&w pic, to me Andre looks considerably closer to the camera than Wilt, as opposed to the color photo in which he looks a little closer, it looks like they shifted a bit. Arnold looks to me to come to Andre's shoulder line, as opposed to Wilt where he's below it. I think Andre was at least 2-3inches shorter than wilt in these pics. I see Andre at 6ft11-7ft, and Wilt at 7ft2 at least. And possibly Arnold was only 6ft making Wilt about 14inches taller, and Andre 11-12. By the way I'm curious where do you get 2.5" shoes for Andre, I saw some mention of cowboy boots is that why? Arjun says on 20/Feb/07
Ed, look at the black and white pic where Andre has his head raised instead of looking down at Arnie. 4 inches shorter than Wilt??? Not even an inch, barely a half inch, and the camera does'nt significantly favour either. If Wilt was 7'3" or more then Andre was easily 7'1"+ even though his footwear is likely bigger. Nope, Andre 6'11" and Wilt 7'1" looks right if you assume that Andre has (say) 2.5" boots and Wilt standard 1" shoes. And not everyone agrees on 6'11" for Andre at this point in time. And Arnie looks about 12 inches ( one foot exactly) shorter than Wilt to me. Don't make the common mistake of inflating already large height differences. How? Andre and Wilt look basically the same height, Arnie makes it just past Andre's chin, and Andre's head was around 12" or just over so, about 12 inches difference. Why does'nt Arnie make it to Wilt's chin? Because Wilt's head is TINY compared to Andre's! Arnie is only maybe a couple inches below Wilt's chin. And Wilt's head is only 10 inches, that can be verified by the fact that his head looks no bigger than Shaq's or Kareem's. So Wilt 7'1", Andre 6'11" (assuming bigger footwear) and Arnie 6'1" (assuming same footwear as Wilt).
Cheers,
Arjun lillo thomas says on 20/Feb/07
wow in the pic with wilt arnold look very short 5'10 -5'11.
that pic proves that arnold was never a tall guy
. When people see him taller is with lifts.
6'1 and 6'2 is the most probable that arnold is wearing lifts. Viper652 says on 20/Feb/07
Arnold looks 5-11 in that pic Ed. Its actually great evidence for people who beleive Arnold is 5-10. Ed says on 19/Feb/07
That pic of Arnie,Andre,and Wilt is hysterical! I can't see how Arnold was 6ft2 then and Wilt only 11 inches taller. He honestly looks 7ft3 or more to me, and Andre is looking 6ft11-7ft. I don't know his exact height, but wouldn't arnold have to be like 6ft for Chamberlain to be even close to 7ft1, even then it seems too short for him. I think Arnold was close to 6ft1 in his hey day, but that pic really throws me off. What do you think Rob, could Wilt have been 7ft3 or more? He sure looks that tall if not more in Conan! asfasf says on 9/Jan/07
wilt and kareem almost same eight for me: i'd say 217cm for wilt 218/219cm kareem
this is more accurate... Anshelm says on 22/Nov/06
When Conan O'Brien once asked how tall he was, he said "Five eleven and a half. But it's a LONG half". Danimal says on 19/Jul/06
Rob whatever happened to Jason and Cyclops? Have they been missing for a long time? Not that I actually miss them...lol. Editor Rob says on 17/Jul/06
From Robert Allen Cherry book 'Larger than Life'
According to wilt's doctor and one of his closest friends:
"Wilt was exactly 7ft 1 and 1/16th. We had a special apparatus built by a scientific team at Temple University Hospital to measure him and all subsequent players....luke jackson was 6ft 9. Wilt made Luke look like nothing."
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Wilt Chamberlain 7'1" and Willie Shoemaker 4'11"
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30 something and no girlfriend says on 4/May/06
then wilt is 7 feet even? i m not saying it's impossible but unlikely...but mark eaton i am sure is 7-4 or very close to it, like 7-3.75 or something. Jason says on 26/Apr/06
Anonymous there with the Mark Eaton comment was me, my ID got left out for some reason. Sing, maybe Kareem really was around 7'1''. There's 7'1'' listings for him. Cobra says on 17/Apr/06
That sounds funny. "Mark Eaton was actually only 7ft3 minus shoes".
LOL, I wouldn`t know what to do if I would be that short! ;)
Chamberlain`s height is legit, I think. Why should he lie? Anonymous says on 15/Apr/06
Mark Eaton was actually only 7'3'' minus shoes. 7'4'' was his listed height in the NBA.
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Not true, once Eaton stood next to 7-5 Chuck Nevitt, guess what, he was shorter. Now his nickname is the Mountain Man, he weighed 295lbs, which enhances his height, but he is no taller than 7-4. JT says on 14/Apr/06
Sing, I would venture to guess that Eaton is closer to 7'5" or even 7'6". There was a considerable height difference between him and Kareem, who was no less than 7'2". Like Bill Walton, I think Eaton didn't want to be listed at his true height. Xhavier says on 26/Mar/06
Having read Wilt Chamberlain's biography, he like many tall people, is very particular about his height, he says he was 7'1 1/16" technically, but 7'1" is good enough. He found that it is a personal question that nobody realizes may bother an invidual to ask. gregor says on 23/Mar/06
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somewhere there is a photo (I can't find it now!) of Arnold in the middle being lifted off the ground at either side under the arms by Andre and Wilt. Arnold's smiling/laughing while Andre and Wilt are "flexing" their free arms. Does anyone have this or know where to find it??? Danimal says on 3/Mar/06
It's been stated that Andre was actually 7'1.5" at his peak. zadeh79 says on 2/Mar/06
Kareem's listed at 7'1 and 3/8..........on one page. That measurement should have been taken when he made was in the pro's. This also helps to confirm suspicions of Bruce Lee standing closer to 66.5 -- maybe in the mornings walking around at 67.25. Kingbg says on 13/Feb/06
I was looking at the photo and come to one conclusion, Andre has to be closer to 7'1 or 7'2. One he slouches a lot more then Wilt and two their shoulders are on even levels with each other.My brother who is 6'3 said that Andre had to duck under a seven foot doorway at the old Charlotte Colisum. So I would give Andre about 7'1 or even as high as 7'3. Mike says on 11/Feb/06
Apparently Andre at his tallest was only about 6'11". Kareem was always suspected of being at least 7'3". ColinG says on 25/Jan/06
In "Conan the Destroyer" there are very few shots where you can make a direct comparison with Arnie. There is a long shot of the whole bunch of people on the quest, and Chamberlain absolutely towers over them all. Remember the scene where Arnie fights an ape-man? He was played by a British actor named Pat Roach, who is supposed to have been six five. He was the German who fights Harrison Ford in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and gets decapitated by the plane prop. Anyway, he does look distinctly bigger than Arnie, but nowhere near as much so as Chamberlain does. Mikex says on 22/Dec/05
Apparently Wilt was supposed to fight Ali at one point. However Wilt realised the insanity of this at the last moment and pulled out. Taking on the heavyweight champion of the world in your first ever fight maybe isn't a good idea. That's why they are pictured together I think. Gramps says on 14/Dec/05
There is such a disparity between the heights of Arnold and the other guys, plus the effects of camera angle, hair and boots, that you can't peg Arnold's height from that picture closer than +/- 2". Xhavier says on 13/Dec/05
Chamberlain- 7'1 1/16" barefoot. Arnie based on that picture- 5'11" Gramps says on 6/Dec/05
In that Wilt/Kareem picture, Wilt is 48 and Kareen 37, so perhaps the extra eleven years took some toll. Viper652 says on 5/Dec/05
Andre looks 6-9 to me. Jason says on 5/Dec/05
It's probably just because Wilt is in bare feet. It stated in that story I posted that Wilt hadn't lost a single bit of height as far as he knew (in 1986), and given he knew his height to a fraction of an inch, it's probably true. CoolJ says on 5/Dec/05
Theres no doubt Wilt might have lost an inch in that pic with Kareem.. I mean after all the years of b-ball... it has to bring a 7'1 man down a little bit. I also don't see a full 2 inches of difference there in Charles' pic.. and I'm guessing they would've been close to the same height 15 years before that.
Gramps says on 4/Dec/05
You know guys, with most people on this site you can argue 2-4 inches (like Arnold, for example). But with Wilt's height being recorded at over 7'1" more than 45 years ago, and photos of him sometimes looking even taller, he's one guy that it's hard to quibble more than 1-2cm. FASULO says on 4/Dec/05
I knew Jabbar is 216..chamberlain at the same height.but in that photo i see 2 inches of difference.. Jason says on 3/Dec/05
Wilt's bending somewhat and looking down there. I realize Wilt wore a rather thick wig in the movie, but there was at least 14 inches between him and Arnold. Texas Tom says on 3/Dec/05
Would someone please repost the pic with Andre and Wilt? I can't find it here and I've been dying to see it. Jason says on 3/Dec/05
There seems to be a lot of matches for Kareem being only 7'1'', though...
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=kareem+abdul-jabbar+7-foot-1&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt
Maybe there's some truth to this Wilt being 6'11'' stuff? Then again, Wilt could be in bare feet in that pic with Abdul-Jabbar. It's said Wilt wore bare feet everywhere except the most formal of occasions. Ball-A-Hallic says on 3/Dec/05
That pic charles got shows Jabbar got like 2 inches on Wilt. So maybe Kareem was really 7'3 or jus 7'2.5 CoolJ says on 3/Dec/05
Kareem was listed at 7'2 Jason says on 3/Dec/05
So, how tall was Kareem really? He's also listed at 7'1''! *puzzled* Viper652 says on 3/Dec/05
He was always a good deal taller then 6-10 Bill Russell. Gramps says on 3/Dec/05
No, Kareem was always 7'2" as a pro. Charles' photo below of Wilt and Kareem confirms the slight advantage in height to Abdul-Jabbar. Ball-A-Hallic says on 2/Dec/05
I b-leave wilt was 7'1 but was kareem abdul jabbar really 7'2 or 7'3 i didnt think he was taller than wilt Jabbar looks more 6'11-7'0. Jason says on 2/Dec/05
It was taken in 1983/1984 ... the movie was released in the US in June 1984. So, just before his major shrinking began. Andre could even be closer to 6'9'' there - Wilt's head is tilted lower and he's standing in a wide stance. I've never seen Arnold look so small lol ... those were two gigantic men. J. says on 2/Dec/05
Wow, that picture is something! Arnold looks like a tiny action figure between Wilt and Andre!
[Editor Rob: Arnie is forcing that smile...andre looks like he could pick Arnie up, pass to Wilt and slam dunk him] MEK says on 2/Dec/05
He was a true 7'1" giant, I believe that. Jason says on 2/Dec/05
Yikes, I forgot to say where in that story the quote is for anyone else wanting to see it - it's in the second paragraph.
Wilt's head looks small next to Andre's (but to be fair, he was a friggin' acromegalic giant), but it seems much bigger than Arnie's ... and any 7-footer's head's gonna be big compared to a normal person's. You'd be looking at 11 1/2 - 12 inches at least just for Wilt's head ... and Arnie looks like he'd fall a few inches short of Wilt's chin.
I think Wilt is telling the truth about his height ... he wasn't the kind of guy to undercut himself lol ... and 7'1 1/16'' sounds pretty sure. Have you seen the movie Conan the Destroyer? It's amazing what they do with camera angles etc. ... I was kinda stunned when I saw how short Arnold was next to Wilt there because there sure wasn't THAT much difference between them in the film! Jason says on 2/Dec/05
Wilt only has 12 inches on Arnold?! More than that! What say you, Rob?
BTW, here's a partial quote regarding Wilt's height from a writer who met him to do a story on him for Sports Illunstrated in 1986 - ''he has not shrunk a whit from the seven feet one and one-sixteenth inches, which he says he is but which no one ever believes.'' - http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/news/1999/10/12/wilt_at_50/
People always thought he was taller than that, but he insisted he was only 7'1 1/16''.
[Editor Rob: hard to say how much bigger wilt's head is than average, but 6ft 2 and 7ft 1, just 11 inches...it looks a bit more...was Wilt telling the truth? I mean, once your past 7ft is there really any point lying ;)] Bob says on 2/Dec/05
The Governator is probably wearing lifts in that picture, but if he is really only 5'10 then Chamberlain was 6'11. CoolJ says on 2/Dec/05
WOW Rob.. Nice pic. Wilt easily has a foot on Arnold |