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George Bell

How tall was George Bell?

George Bell is commonly listed at 7 ft 8 in (234 cm).

At one time the tallest man in the United States.

George Bell’s 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height falls

George Bell is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 4.5 in (72.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.George Bell: 7 ft 8 in (234 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). George Bell is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 11 in (58.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). George Bell is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 4.5 in (72.8 cm).George Bell is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 4.5 in (72.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.George Bell: 7 ft 8 in (234 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). George Bell is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 11 in (58.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). George Bell is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 4.5 in (72.8 cm).

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George Bell beside others

George Bell is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 4.5 in (11 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 2 ft 5 in (74 cm) shorter.

  • Paul Sturgess: 7 ft 7.3 in (231.8 cm), 1 in (2.2 cm) shorter than George Bell.
  • Wilt Chamberlain: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm), 7 in (18.1 cm) shorter than George Bell.
  • Darryl Dawkins: 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), 9 in (23 cm) shorter than George Bell.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 8 in (234 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

Photo: Tony Alter, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Draw George Bell beside Paul SturgessDraw George Bell beside Wilt ChamberlainDraw George Bell beside Darryl Dawkins

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George Bell, 7 ft 8 in (234 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)