How tall is Elgin Baylor?

Elgin Baylor's listed height was 196 cm (6'5"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 196 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1934 (average 175.8 cm).

About Elgin Baylor

Elgin Baylor was an American professional basketball player, coach and executive. He was born on 16 September 1934 in Washington, D.C. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers. He was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder and an accomplished passer, best known for his trademark hanging jump shot.

Baylor was the No. 1 draft pick in 1958 and the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959. He was an 11-time NBA All-Star and a 10-time member of the All-NBA first team. He is the leader for most career rebounds in Lakers franchise history, with 11,463. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977 and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. He later spent 22 years as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers and won the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 2006.

Baylor stood a listed 196 cm (6'5"). He died on 22 March 2021. In October 2021 he was named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.

Frequently asked

How tall is Elgin Baylor in feet and inches? Elgin Baylor was 6'5" tall, which is 196 cm, 77.2 inches or 1.96 m.

Is Elgin Baylor tall for men in the United States? At 196 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1934, whose average height is 175.8 cm.

Sources

• Elgin Baylor on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Elgin Baylor on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 196 cm.
• Elgin Baylor on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

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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