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Rudy Ruettiger

How tall is Rudy Ruettiger?

Rudy Ruettiger is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Rudy Ruettiger’s 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 16 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 6 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Rudy Ruettiger: 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm). The average US man is taller than Rudy Ruettiger by 3 in (7.5 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Rudy Ruettiger: 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm). The average US man is taller than Rudy Ruettiger by 3 in (7.5 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Rudy Ruettiger beside others

Rudy Ruettiger is the shortest of the 95 American football players we have heights for: Darren Sproles (5 ft 6 in) is next, 0.1 in (0.4 cm) taller. All 95 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 5 ft 6 in: Darren Sproles.

  • Jerome Bettis: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 5 in (12.4 cm) taller than Rudy Ruettiger.
  • Joe Montana: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 8 in (20.3 cm) taller than Rudy Ruettiger.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 6 in (167.6 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: Ed! (Hall of Fame), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Rudy Ruettiger, 5 ft 6 in (168 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)