How tall is Alf Ramsey?

Alf Ramsey's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 64% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 64% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1920 (average 170.4 cm).

About Alf Ramsey

Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey, known as Alf Ramsey, was an English football player and manager, born on 22 January 1920 in Dagenham. He was raised in a quiet Essex village, showed sporting promise from an early age, and began a football career after serving in the British Army during the Second World War.

As a player Ramsey was a defender, mainly a right-back, nicknamed The General. He played for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, and was part of the Tottenham side that won the English League championship in 1950 to 1951. He played for England 32 times between 1948 and 1953, captaining the side three times, and appeared in the 1950 World Cup. He retired as a player aged 35 to manage Ipswich Town. He is best known as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and he was knighted in 1967.

Ramsey stood a listed 173 cm (5'8"). Under him England also finished third at the 1968 European Championship and reached the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup. He died on 28 April 1999.

Frequently asked

How tall is Alf Ramsey in feet and inches? Alf Ramsey was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

Is Alf Ramsey tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 173 cm he was taller than about 64% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1920, whose average height is 170.4 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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