How tall was George Mikan?

George Mikan is commonly listed at 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm).

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George Mikan’s 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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George Mikan beside others

George Mikan is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 2.5 in (36.7 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 7 in (48.3 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 10 in: Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis and Lamar Odom.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 10 in (208.3 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: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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George Mikan, 6 ft 10 in (208 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)