How tall was Jimmy Greaves

Jimmy Greaves Height

5ft 8 (172.7 cm)

English footballer and TV presenter (Saint and Greavsie), best remembered for playing as a striker for Tottenham, Chelsea and the national team.

How tall is Jimmy Greaves
5ft 8 Rob and Jimmy Greaves (1940 - 2021) @ Sportsmania 2007

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Average Guess (8 Votes)
5ft 7.97in (172.6cm)
IceCold said on 13/Apr/22
Actually not, he looks close to 5'7 in
IceCold said on 2/Apr/22
He looks like lost 2 inches at age 67. Some folks reaches this age without height loss
Alan mctavish said on 8/Oct/21
Tavy@ from what i have seen of greavsie on tv in his playing days i always thought he was smaller than george best, and bestie was 5' 9" so i said one day during the early 1990s "he must be about 5' 7"05 to 5' 8". He just appeared to look small, maybe not small but he never looked tall. As in 5' 10" wich was talliish back then. But the greatest english forward england have ever had. I dont know why alf ramsay could justifiey leaving jimmy out of the 1966 world cup final, but seemingly alf ramsay didnt know how the game should be played. He was all black board and chalk, with the players falling asleep.
ChaosControl 189.3cm said on 23/Sep/21
RIP Jimmy, now you’re up at the Great Football Pitch In The Sky
Rob. D said on 18/Aug/21
My friend has an old copy of the official Tottenham Hotspur F.C yearbook for the start of the 1968/69 season which gives the heights of all the squad members. Jimmy Greaves was listed as 5’ 7 1/2”.
Editor Rob
from the 1968 official handbook, I checked and saw it had him 5ft 8.5
stiggles said on 3/Mar/21
Greavsie was no more than 5ft 7 in his prime.. great goalscorer ..
Nik Ashton said on 7/May/20
@ Christian 6'5 3/8" - Yes, possibly!
Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 6/May/20
He looks more strong 5'7" with Rob, rather than just 5'7".
Nik Ashton said on 9/Dec/19
@ snake - That’s very nice of you to say!

He hasn’t lost much height!
Nik Ashton said on 30/Sep/19
The average vote is very high!
MJKoP said on 19/Dec/17
I instantly Googled him to make sure he had passed away....but he hasn't. Why is he listed at his peak height?
Editor Rob
he's more out of public eye last few years, had a bad stroke a couple of years ago.
snake said on 30/Mar/14
by far the greatest player(forward) the English football team ever had!!
Robby D said on 16/Jun/13
He was usually listed at 5'8" although in a Tottenham Hotspur year book in the late sixties he was listed as 5'7.5" and he looks about half an inch shorter than Rob in that photo.
tubbs said on 3/Jun/09
Did he mention the 9-3 win in 1961? He spoke at length about Wolves so I was happy. Ex Chelsea full back Ron 'Chopper' Harris was also at the show, he was slightly shorter than Jimmy, Harris was 5'6.5", possibly 5'7" at a stretch.....

Editor Rob
not enough time, more celtic talk.
tubbs said on 3/Jun/09
Jimmy did a show at the theatre I work in, he was really good, very funny, and a nice guy too. It was fascinating for me to listen to a man talking about my favourite subject with so much knowledge about the game.....how did you find him Rob? I got to meet him up close and estimated 5'7.5". I also saw Iain St. John walking through the bar the same night, he had just met up with Jimmy for a chat on his way to another event....he was in my opinion 5'9". Any ideas what Saint was in his playing days Rob?

Editor Rob
he was a bubbly guy, talked a little about scotland/celtic as there was hardly anybody there at that event. Used to watch saint and greavesy growing up. Not sure about St John's height.
Dylan said on 15/Apr/09
I heard he was 5'7.5" in his playing days an this photograph confirms that to me. He is at least an inch shorter than Rob.

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