How tall was Bill Walton?

[fpliii]

Not usually big on player's heights, but this caught my interest. This picture was posted in another thread:

http://www.nba.com/media/playoffs2004/challenge_photo_celtics1986.jpg

and Walton seems definitely taller than Parish, and looks like he's towering over McHale.

I took a screenshot of this result from Google Image search:

http://i.imgur.com/1b4Oclj.png

Apologies for resolution, but the original (http://s244.photobucket.com/user/NBA7902/media/NBA%20Height%20Comparison/BillWaltonRobertParish.jpg.html) seems to be down at the moment.

I don't know how good these are based on perspective, but he looks like he's definitely not as tall as Kareem:

http://greyflannelauctions.com/ItemImages/000025/802a_lg.jpeg
http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Kareem+Abdul+Jabbar+Bill+Walton+NBA+Finals+_0z47DF HF69l.jpg
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2005/11/22/314304/NBACentersUniteforMLKMemorial.jpg

So what do you guys think? :confusedshrug: Was Walton a legit seven-footer? Kareem is obviously at least that tall, but I'd thought Parish was one as well. Doesn't seem possible though.

[dubeta]

7.025 with shoes

6'2 without

[AboutBuckets]

*Paging CavsFTW*

[L.Kizzle]

http://partmule.com/blog16/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/mchale.jpg

[Smook A.]

If Kareem was 7'2 then Walton must've been 7'1 3/4

[ProfessorMurder]

1-1.5" taller than Chief, maybe a .5-1" shorter than Kareem.

[fpliii]

1-1.5" taller than Chief, maybe a .5-1" shorter than Kareem.

So according to Cavs' research, KAJ was 7'1 and 7/8":

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261350

I guess that puts Walton at 7' and 3/8" - 7' and 7/8". Meaning Parish was 6'10 and 7'8" to 6'11 and 3/8" or 6'11 and 3/8" to 6'11 and 7/8"?

Guess in shoes, all three are seven footers. It's crazy watching some of those games.

What's also wild is watching highlights of Hakeem/Sampson going against Eaton. All three guys were damn big (Sampson and Eaton being at least 7' each, possibly considerably taller).

[inclinerator]

about 6'13

[Scoooter]

He always referred to himself as 6'11" because he didn't want to be considered a freak.

[bagelred]

Bill Walton? Oh, you mean Luke Walton's father? Why would care about him?

What's Luke up to these days?