Gotta love Bill Walton. A well spoken man with endless talent both on and off the basketball court.
@epeon7
5 жыл бұрын
I watched Walton play Kareen in a video. He sure didn't look three inches shorter than kareem
@bigsarge
4 жыл бұрын
Notice he was not ACTUALLY measured at 19. Wooden just told him 6'11". I'd be fairly certain that the NBA measured him before they drafted him.
@kirkjones1862
Жыл бұрын
Not in those days. Wooden knew the pressure placed on a guy who is a 7 footer is in a crazy way triple that on a guy 6'11. Also, Wooden was annoyed at the way people downplayed Kareem's ability and his coaching ability due to Kareem being a 7 footer. Wooden did not want to hear he was winning because of a 7 footer. It worked too.
@lewiskent550
6 ай бұрын
The max age a normal person stops growing is 25 so he probably wants people to think he's 6'11-1/4
@Kent933
Жыл бұрын
1:38 so at 19-years-young you was measured as 6'11"¼ However the max age a normal person stops growing is 25-years-young So its possible / however you look no taller than 7'2"¾ 2:04 1:47 yep he was only 6'6"¼ 2:08 he's definitely 7'2"¾ Ok watch from 2:09 to 2:30 Kareem is 7'4"¾ and you say your about 2¾-inches shorter than him Well no sorry 🤣🤣🤣🤣 your wrong he's 2.¾-inches taller than you ----------------------------- 2:32 to 2:34 sorry 🤣🤣🤣🤣 your wrong he's 4.½-inches taller than you
@dennisc8117
2 жыл бұрын
Look up an image of the 1986 Celtics team photo when he was 33; Walton is considerably taller than both McHale and Parish (the latter is listed at 7’ 1”); moreover, Walton has had 30+ surgeries-many of them orthopedic in nature and portions of his ankles, feet, and back have been altered due to these surgeries; this, coupled with the fact that he’s nearly 70, have no doubt affected his height; however, in his heyday, he was probably 7’ 2” in my opinion.
@mychannel-su1bx
7 ай бұрын
Agreed
@tubewatcher38
7 жыл бұрын
7'1" - 7'2", Not much shorter than Kareem.
@lewiskent550
6 ай бұрын
Yep Kareem is actually 7'4"-3/4
@mjg3272
4 ай бұрын
lol Nope
@renewd
Жыл бұрын
In an ad done with Wilt, Shaq, Russell, and Kareem, Walton appears to be the tallest by a good margin.
@larryyoder4861
4 ай бұрын
In 1985 I went to watch Boston and kept looking for Robert Parrish who was listed at 7-1 and Walton was at least inch 2 inches taller than him
@renewd
4 ай бұрын
@@larryyoder4861 It was Walton himself who always insisted on being listed as 6'11" - from what I heard.
@larryyoder4861
4 ай бұрын
@@renewd He thought people would consider him a freak if they knew he was 7ft tall lol
@conceptualclarity
4 ай бұрын
@@renewd Bird at 6 ft 9 was also a fib. Some who played against him think he was as tall as 6-11.
@conceptualclarity
4 ай бұрын
I remember that commercial. It's a shame that Kareem is the only one of those big man elders left alive
@mjg3272
4 ай бұрын
Definitely taller than 6'11 in his playing days. There's a pic from 1986 or 1987 of Walton next to Robert Parrish (shoulder to shoulder) and he looks about 1.5" taller than Parrish who was listed at 7'1". Of course tons of players added 1 or 2 inches to their true barefoot height, so if Parrish's true height was 7'0" or 6'11" that would make Walton 7'1.5" or 7'0.5". Conversely, he appears to be at least 1.5" shorter than 7'4" Tom Burleson (Supersonics/Kings/NCSU), whose true height was reputed to be 7'2.5", which would put Walton at 7'1".
@MP-tf7cc
Жыл бұрын
Noticeably taller than everyone listed at 7'0" or less when he played.
@lewiskent550
6 ай бұрын
He's actually 7'2"-3/4 but wants people to think he's 6'11"-1/4
@chewy98ta28
3 ай бұрын
I guarantee Walton was an easy 7'2" or even a little more than that. If you look at the 86 or 87 Celtics team photos standing not far from Kevin McHale who was a legit 6'10" Walton looks a good 4 inches bigger at the shoulders and the head. If you look at the 88 Celtics team photo he is standing shoulder to shoulder with Artis Gilmore who was listed at 7'2". They look the exact same height. He was a monster in the post getting his shots off and passing over people even when he barely left the floor. Walton was a legit giant.
@Ricksonkimura
5 жыл бұрын
Bill is 6'11 NOW, but in his playing days, a shade over 7'.
@lewiskent550
6 ай бұрын
He's actually 7'2"-3/4 but wants people to think he's 6'11"-1/4
@mjg3272
4 ай бұрын
Agree, I think Walton was really about 7'1" or 7'0.5".
@lewiskent550
4 ай бұрын
@@mjg3272 he wants people to think he's 6'11"-1/4 but he's actually 7'2"-3/4
@mjg3272
4 ай бұрын
@@lewiskent550 He's not 7'2.75" 7'1" at the most.
@lewiskent550
4 ай бұрын
@@mjg3272 what makes you say that
@fun2badult
4 ай бұрын
RIP BILL. GO UCLA BRUINS!
@andrzejzborowski4920
4 жыл бұрын
Bill was never taller than Kareem and Wilt. He wasn't even equal. Kareem was 7'1 7/8 barefoot (218), Wilt was 7'1 1/16 (216),but later 7'0.5 (214) and even then Bill wasn't taller. I think he could be no more than 7'0, perhaps he was legit 6'11 barefoot what made him 7'0 in shoes and with his hairstyle in the 70s he looked even as 7'1. Don't forget that lots of players cheat with their height so if we saw Bill against cheated 6'11 guy we thought Bill was taller ;)
@brandonjoseph1489
4 ай бұрын
Lies.
@nba_fan7214
5 жыл бұрын
Bill's telling the truth here. If you see pictures of Bill standing next to Kareem, he's several inches shorter. And Kareem has been measured 7'1" barefoot according to various sources.
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