How tall is Bill Walton?

[the.powerhouse]

Shaq is 7-1 barefoot so Walton is about 6-11 to 7-0 barefoot based on that image.

People shrink with age...

[EllEffEll]

People shrink with age...

The nose, ears and feet seem to get more exaggerated with age but you do 'settle' a bit and some more than others.

[Tainted Sword]

I think the shrinking has something to do with the spine retracting. When you

[Kebab Stall]

[QUOTE=Tainted Sword]I think the shrinking has something to do with the spine retracting. When you

[VCMVP1551]

By the way it should be noted that not all men shrink in their 50's, 60's or 70's. Bill Russell is in his 75 and still looks his stated height of 6'9 1/2" next to other NBA players. Kareem Abdul Jabbar is in his 60's and looks every bit of 7'2" next to other NBA players as well.

[Manute for Ever!]

When you're younger, you're body grows during your sleep, hence why you're taller in the morning than in the afternoon. When you get older, you stop growing and this difference is basically not made up for during sleep.

Your nose and ears seem to be getting bigger, because the cartilage in yout nose and ears continues to grow throughout your life.

Correct, cartilage continues to grow for the duration of your life.

[EllEffEll]

You're also taller in the morning. There was a guy on the Lakers in the 60's who had been drafted by the military, but was borderline "too tall" as they could not accommodate for guys that were too tall with things like uniforms, boots, etc.

The guy was right at the limit and needed to be officially measured so they rolled him out of bed first thing in the morning, loaded him into an ambulance and took him to the induction center to be measured when he was at his tallest (first thing in the morning).

[Sir Charles]

About 7`1

[RainierBeachPoet]

The nose, ears and feet seem to get more exaggerated with age but you do 'settle' a bit and some more than others.

i do know that waltons opinions have become more exaggerated over the years

[Sir Charles]

Real NBA Heights

Walton 7`1
Kareem 7`2 + 3/4 closer to 7`3 (Yes!)
Russell 6`10 + 1/2 (Garnett is 7`0 but thin musculed)
Duncan 6`11 1/2
Patrick Ewing 6`11 + 1/2
Hakeem 6`10 + 1/2

[EllEffEll]

i do know that waltons opinions have become more exaggerated over the years

Bill Walton was pretty outspoken even when he was in college under John Wooden. I think he kind of shied away from the media when he was a Blazer, but overall, he's quite the talker.