5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
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How tall was Walter Payton?
Walter Payton is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from
Walter Payton’s 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 63 in 100 US men are shorter.
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Walter Payton beside others
Walter Payton is one of the shorter American football players we have heights for: Ed "Too Tall" Jones (6 ft 9 in) stands 11 in (27.9 cm) taller and Rudy Ruettiger (5 ft 6 in) is 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter. All 95 ranked, tallest first.
Also listed at 5 ft 10 in: Doug Flutie.
- William Perry: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) taller than Walter Payton.
- Brian Urlacher: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm) taller than Walter Payton.
More American football players, most looked up first
Where this height comes from
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