How tall is Duncan Edwards?

Duncan Edwards's listed height was 180 cm (5'11"). He was taller than about 82% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 180 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 82% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1936 (average 173.5 cm).

About Duncan Edwards

Duncan Edwards was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was born on 1 October 1936 in Dudley, in the Woodside area, and died on 21 February 1958. He signed for Manchester United as a teenager.

Edwards was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s, and played 177 matches for the club. He became the youngest player to play in the Football League First Division and, at the time, the youngest England player since the Second World War. He played 18 times for his country. In a professional career of less than five years he helped United win two Football League championships and two FA Charity Shields, and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Edwards stood at a listed 180 cm (5'11"). He was noted for his physical strength, toughness and authority on the pitch, and many of his contemporaries described him as one of the best players they had played with.

Frequently asked

How tall is Duncan Edwards in feet and inches? Duncan Edwards was 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

Is Duncan Edwards tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 180 cm he was taller than about 82% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1936, whose average height is 173.5 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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