How tall is Matt Busby?

Matt Busby's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1909 (average 168.5 cm).

About Matt Busby

Sir Alexander Matthew Busby was a Scottish football player and manager. He was born on 26 May 1909 in Bellshill and died on 20 January 1994. Before going into management he played for Manchester City and Liverpool. At City he played in two FA Cup Finals, winning one, and his playing career was interrupted by the Second World War.

Busby managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969, and again for the second half of the 1970 to 1971 season. He took the job after Liverpool were unwilling to give him the control over the first team that he wanted. He built the Busby Babes team that won successive Football League First Division titles. After eight of those players died in the Munich air disaster, he rebuilt the team and won two more First Division titles. In 25 years at the club he won five league championships, two FA Cups and the European Cup, becoming the first manager of an English team to win it.

Busby stood at a listed 185 cm (6'1"). He was among the inaugural inductees into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Frequently asked

How tall is Matt Busby in feet and inches? Matt Busby was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

Is Matt Busby tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 185 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1909, whose average height is 168.5 cm.

Sources

• Matt Busby on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Matt Busby on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.

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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