How tall was Carroll Shelby?

Carroll Shelby is commonly listed at 6 ft 3 in (191 cm).

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Carroll Shelby’s 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Carroll Shelby beside others

Carroll Shelby is the tallest of the 18 racing automobile drivers we have heights for: Enzo Ferrari (6 ft 1.5 in) is next, 1.5 in (4 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Carroll Shelby, 6 ft 3 in (191 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)