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    How accurate are player's listed heights in college football and pro basketball? And are they measured with shoes on?


    These are the sports I'm most interested in but I'd be interested to hear about other sports as well.

    Regarding college football I go to games at a big football college frequently. The players generally seem to be listed an 1in, maybe a in above their actual height. If they're listed height includes shoes, that'd be more accurate. I'm 6ft 3in, and the guys listed at 6ft 4, even 6ft 5 often don't look any taller than me.

    Never been to a pro basketball game but I watch a good amount on TV. Here, to me, there's a split. The shorter guys, say Steve Nash & Allen Iverson, don't look like they are as tall as listed. The taller players, say Dirk Nowitski & Amare Stoudemire, seem to be taller than listed. That might just be my own perception though.

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    NBA listed heights -- how full of crap are they?

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    Re: NBA listed heights -- how full of crap are they? 

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    Post#21 » by Lalouie » Sat Mar 10, am

    clyde21 wrote:
    evitcanI wrote:
    clyde21 wrote:
    I'd venture to say 6'5" without shoes.
    I think you're trying to infer too much from a single flawed piece of evidence.



    Do you think Kobe is really 6'3?


    He's not his listed 6'6. He's virtually the same height as D-Wade.



    Geez. This pic of the two is taken with a wide angle lens so the figures get stretched towards the edges. It is taken close by a shorter man looking up and Kobe and Wade are tilting the other way.

    Why don't you use a normal photo


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    Post#23 » by 70sFan » Sat Mar 10, pm

    spacemonkey wrote:I've always liked that there are two superstars who are both 6 foot 9 and 7 feet tall, but in oppos
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