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Spud Webb

How tall is Spud Webb?

Spud Webb is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).

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

Spud Webb’s 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 26 in 100 US men are shorter.

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The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Spud Webb: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). The average US man is taller than Spud Webb by 2 in (4.9 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.Spud Webb: 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). The average US man is taller than Spud Webb by 2 in (4.9 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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Spud Webb beside others

Spud Webb is one of the shorter basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 2 ft 5.5 in (74.8 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter.

  • Earl Boykins: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), 2 in (5.2 cm) shorter than Spud Webb.
  • J. J. Barea: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm) taller than Spud Webb.
  • Bob Cousy: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm) taller than Spud Webb.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 7 in (170.2 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: Diemheych, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Spud Webb, 5 ft 7 in (170 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)