How tall is Jimmy Greaves?

Jimmy Greaves's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 44% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 44% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1940 (average 174.1 cm).

Greaves next to his teammates

Bobby Charlton is the same height than Jimmy Greaves (173 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 1959 to 1967.

Bobby Moore is 4 cm taller than Jimmy Greaves (177 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 1962 to 1967.

About Jimmy Greaves

James Peter Greaves, known as Jimmy Greaves, was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on 20 February 1940 in Manor Park and died on 19 September 2021. He began his professional career at Chelsea in 1957 and played in the following year's FA Youth Cup final. He scored 124 First Division goals in just four seasons before AC Milan bought him in April 1961.

Greaves returned to England with Tottenham Hotspur in December 1961 and won the FA Cup in 1961 to 1962 and 1966 to 1967 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962 to 1963. He moved to West Ham United in 1970 and retired the following year. He is the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football with 357 goals, and England's fifth-highest international goalscorer with 44 goals. He is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame.

Greaves stood at a listed 173 cm (5'8"), the same listed height as Bobby Charlton, his teammate in the England men's national association football team from 1959 to 1967. Bobby Moore, listed at 177 cm (5'10"), played with him for England from 1962 to 1967 and was 4 cm taller.

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Jimmy Greaves compared to Bobby Charlton? Bobby Charlton is the same height than Jimmy Greaves: 173 cm (5'8") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Jimmy Greaves compared to Bobby Moore? Bobby Moore is 4 cm taller than Jimmy Greaves: 177 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Jimmy Greaves tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 173 cm he was taller than about 44% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1940, whose average height is 174.1 cm.

Sources

• Jimmy Greaves on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Jimmy Greaves on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Jimmy Greaves 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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