How tall was John Madden?

John Madden is commonly listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).

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John Madden’s 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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John Madden beside others

John Madden is one of the taller American football players we have heights for: Ed "Too Tall" Jones (6 ft 9 in) stands 5 in (12.7 cm) taller and Rudy Ruettiger (5 ft 6 in) is 10 in (25.4 cm) shorter. All 95 ranked, tallest first.

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6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

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John Madden, 6 ft 4 in (193 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)