How tall is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's listed height is 218 cm (7'2"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 218 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1947 (average 176.9 cm).

About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on 16 April 1947 in New York City. Known as Lew Alcindor at Power Memorial, a private Catholic high school, he led the team to 71 consecutive wins. He then played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national championships.

The Milwaukee Bucks drafted him first overall in 1969, and he led them to their first NBA championship in 1971, after which he took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Using his trademark skyhook shot, he became one of the league's top scorers. The Lakers acquired him in 1975, and he played the final 14 seasons of his 20-year NBA career there, winning five championships. He won a record six NBA Most Valuable Player awards, was a 19-time All-Star, broke the NBA career scoring record in 1984 and retired in 1989.

At a listed 218 cm (7'2"), Abdul-Jabbar has also worked as an actor, coach and author. He appeared in Airplane! as Roger Murdock, and in 2016 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in feet and inches? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 7'2" tall, which is 218 cm, 85.8 inches or 2.18 m.

Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tall for men in the United States? At 218 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1947, whose average height is 176.9 cm.

Sources

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 218 cm.
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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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