How tall is Charles Barkley?

Charles Barkley's listed height is 198 cm (6'6"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 198 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1963 (average 177.3 cm).

About Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT Sports and CBS Sports, born on 20 February 1963 in Leeds. Nicknamed Sir Charles, the Chuckster and the Round Mound of Rebound, he played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An All-American at Auburn University, he was drafted as a junior by the Philadelphia 76ers with the fifth pick of the 1984 NBA draft.

Barkley was named to the All-Rookie First Team in 1985 and led the league in rebounding average in 1986 to 87. He was the All-Star Game MVP in 1991, and in 1993, with the Phoenix Suns, he was voted the league's MVP while leading the team to the NBA Finals. He was an 11-time All-Star and an 11-time member of the All-NBA Team. He won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. national team, in 1992 and 1996, and retired in 2000 as the fourth player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.

Barkley is listed at 198 cm (6'6"). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 for his individual career.

Frequently asked

How tall is Charles Barkley in feet and inches? Charles Barkley is 6'6" tall, which is 198 cm, 78 inches or 1.98 m.

Is Charles Barkley tall for men in the United States? At 198 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1963, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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