Earl Campbell

How tall is Earl Campbell?

Earl Campbell is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).

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Earl Campbell’s 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 74 in 100 US men are shorter.

Earl Campbell is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Earl Campbell: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Earl Campbell is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Earl Campbell is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).Earl Campbell is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Earl Campbell: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Earl Campbell is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Earl Campbell is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).

Earl Campbell beside others

Earl Campbell is one of the shorter American football players we have heights for: Ed "Too Tall" Jones (6 ft 9 in) stands 10 in (25.7 cm) taller and Rudy Ruettiger (5 ft 6 in) is 5 in (12.4 cm) shorter. All 95 ranked, tallest first.

  • Drew Brees: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm), 1 in (2.9 cm) taller than Earl Campbell.
  • Darren Sproles: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), 4.5 in (12 cm) shorter than Earl Campbell.
  • Ken Stabler: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 5 in (13 cm) taller than Earl Campbell.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 11 in (180 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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Earl Campbell, 5 ft 11 in (180 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)