How tall is Ed "Too Tall" Jones?

Ed "Too Tall" Jones is commonly listed at 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm).

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Ed "Too Tall" Jones’s 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ed "Too Tall" Jones: 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm).Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ed "Too Tall" Jones: 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5.5 in (44.5 cm).

Ed "Too Tall" Jones beside others

Ed "Too Tall" Jones is the tallest of the 95 American football players we have heights for: Harold Carmichael (6 ft 8 in) is next, 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter. All 95 ranked, tallest first.

  • Harold Carmichael: 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
  • Troy Aikman: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 5 in (12.7 cm) shorter than Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
  • Larry Allen: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm), 6 in (14.7 cm) shorter than Ed "Too Tall" Jones.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

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Ed "Too Tall" Jones, 6 ft 9 in (206 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)