View Full Version : Was there ever a REAL height given for andre?
Gerard
11-16-2006, 05:23 PM
Looking at this pic, andres meant to be 7 foot 5 (billed height) then again vince is around 6 foot 4 or so, pretty obvious andre's standing on a box or something. Been looking around and seen a load of different heights listed, ranging from as small as 6 foot 6 or so. Did he start to stoop over more in his later years or was he ever over 7 feet in height?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/14/andre.jpg
St. Jimmy
11-16-2006, 06:38 PM
No, actually he was Rey-Rey's hight. They just called him "the Giant" because Andre, the Mook was taken.
also, Q and A forum.
Stickman
11-16-2006, 07:09 PM
I'd say he was less than 7 foot. Hogan was only a few inches smaller.
Kane Knight
11-16-2006, 09:22 PM
I'd say he was less than 7 foot. Hogan was only a few inches smaller.
I don't remember it particularly well because it dates back so far, but the images I've seen make it look like Hogan appears taller because of camera perspective, something I doubt was unintentional.
Skippord
11-16-2006, 10:22 PM
lol Andre The Mook
FourFifty
11-17-2006, 10:32 AM
Andre The Giant was really 10 feet tall, and he ate people who didn't post questions in the q&a forum.
TerranRich
11-17-2006, 10:35 AM
Andre the Giant? Did I ever tell you about the time Andrea was in a production of "The King & I"? On opening night, Andre chloroforms the entire cast and slowly eats them in front of the audience for two hours. The production got pretty good reviews.
He's actually standing on a box in that picture you see, that was a trick done for years in interviews he'd do.
In his later years he stood at a legit 6'10". In his prime of life he was probably a little over seven foot.
Stickman
11-17-2006, 12:27 PM
I don't remember it particularly well because it dates back so far, but the images I've seen make it look like Hogan appears taller because of camera perspective, something I doubt was unintentional.
I can't remember how tall Hogan looked, but I believe if you get a picture of WM 3 they're standing face to face. Not Face to chest. Hogan's only what 6'6'' 6'7''?
Loose Cannon
11-17-2006, 12:30 PM
http://slam.canoe.ca/WrestlingImages/wrestlemania3.jpg
TerranRich
11-17-2006, 01:28 PM
Since a person's head is about 1/7 of their total height, and Hogan is 6'7" (79in), his head is about 11.25 in tall. Just estimating, there's about 5in height difference based on that. So Andre is about 7' even or so.
Afterlife
11-17-2006, 02:01 PM
I trust your math skills.
TerranRich
11-17-2006, 02:31 PM
Good, cuz I fudged most of the numbers.
Nowhere Man
11-17-2006, 02:34 PM
Interesting side note: Andre the Giant often got rides to school from Samuel Beckett, the world's most prominent writer of absurdist theater (Waiting for Godot and whatnot) 'tis true.
That has nothing to do with his height, but because I'm both a theater major and a wrestling fan, I like to bring it up when I can.
TerranRich
11-17-2006, 03:02 PM
True story: Did I ever tell you about the time Andre taught his son how to drive? He did it by entering him in the Indy 500. The kid wrecked and died. Andre said it would've happened sometime.
Stickman
11-17-2006, 03:13 PM
http://slam.canoe.ca/WrestlingImages/wrestlemania3.jpg
Looks about 4-5 inches to me.
Chuck Jones
11-17-2006, 03:34 PM
I've heard Guiness had him listed as 6'11 1/2"
TerranRich
11-17-2006, 03:38 PM
Wow, so I was pretty accurate on that. I didn't fudge any numbers, honest!
Nervous Ferret
11-17-2006, 05:33 PM
lol @ Andre nip slip
Testicle
11-17-2006, 06:18 PM
go jets
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets
i bet he is only 6,10 at wm3 but he was probaly taller before that
Nervous Ferret
11-17-2006, 06:59 PM
Test4champ, you are ridiculous
He was 6'10" in the Mania match, Hogan is in no way 6 foot 7.
TerranRich
11-17-2006, 09:45 PM
WWE.com claims he is 6'7", I just went by them. According to IMDB, he's 6'5". 6'4" according to Wikipedia.
Who am I to believe? A company that hyperbolises its talent, a database that lets users add/edit data, or a user-editable encyclopedia that requires sources to be cited but still lets things through the cracks?
In that case, ask Hogan. He always tells the truth.
Skippord
11-18-2006, 04:02 PM
Ask The Ultamite Warrior
not for facts just because it would be hilarious
Fenix122
11-18-2006, 11:21 PM
Andre the Giant? Did I ever tell you about the time Andrea was in a production of "The King & I"? On opening night, Andre chloroforms the entire cast and slowly eats them in front of the audience for two hours. The production got pretty good reviews.
Andre the Giant was a 10 foot tall beast man who showered in vodka and fed his babies shrimp scampi. :shifty:
TerranRich
11-20-2006, 11:47 AM
Andre the Giant once showed me a video of him making love to my wife, and it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw!
Kane Knight
11-20-2006, 12:06 PM
The other issue in that picture is posture. Hogan looks rather "puffed" up. Andre most certainly isn't. That's a couple inches right there, with someone his height.
I can "lose" about 2 inches by slouching at 6'5".
Stickman
11-20-2006, 12:37 PM
How tall was Giant Gonzalas?
How tall was Giant Gonzalas?
http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/g/giantgonzales/06.jpg
OWW suggests that he was 7'7 although it also suggests that Andre was 7'4.
However I'm willing to say that 7'7 for Gonzalez probably isn't too far off.
Afterlife
11-20-2006, 03:48 PM
That costume was always so...."Slim Goodbody".
Goulet
11-20-2006, 04:30 PM
http://www.dutchsavage.com/photogallery/andresnukalarge.jpg
Snuka is 5'10" so judging by this pic I'd say Andre is about 6'10" to 7'
Afterlife
11-20-2006, 04:40 PM
Good Lord, lookit that mellon!
Stickman
11-20-2006, 05:54 PM
Gonzallas didn't last long. What happened to him?
Goulet
11-20-2006, 06:24 PM
he sucked... and was eventually let go... I hope Khali follows in his footsteps
Chuck Jones
11-20-2006, 07:06 PM
Gonzalex was a legit 7'6". He is currently in an Argentina care centre and confined to a wheelchair.
Khali is 7'3".
Big Show is 7' even.
Andre was at a minimum 6'10".
All of this is according to Wikipedia. I wouldn't doubt these heights.
Zen v.W.o.
11-20-2006, 10:17 PM
Andre was about 6'11" legit. My mother was once standing next to him at a bank in downtown Montreal. She said he rested his elbows on the top of this plexi-glass...meanwhile she and everyone else were looking through it to the tellers.
Besides, Taker says he's a legit 6'8"...he's definitely not 6'10"..Most of the time they seem to add a few inches on the wrestler.
It makes sense cuz Taker wasnt that much taller than Hogan when they wrestled, it looked to be about 2 inches difference or so..and you'll notice that Hogan stands eye to eye with the rock who is listed at 6'5" in height.
Kane is actually about 6'7" legit. When he was isaac yankem, he was not close to 7 feet tall, nor was he taller than taker.
I think Nash though is actually legit close to 6'10".
TerranRich
11-21-2006, 11:48 AM
I never really did like Goanzlelezisszz
Goulet
11-21-2006, 03:11 PM
Kane is actually about 6'7" legit. When he was isaac yankem, he was not close to 7 feet tall, nor was he taller than taker.
At WM XIV when Kane and Taker are face to face Kane is visibly taller, I believe he wore lifts in his boots when he first started the Kane gimmick though
Nervous Ferret
11-21-2006, 03:17 PM
Was Andre the Giant really just a giant pussy?
imDanielle2
11-23-2006, 05:25 PM
Just got done watching a show on the History channel about Andre and it said that at the time he was first scouted by the "WWF" he was 18 years old and already 6'10". But since he had been diagnosed with Giganta...he would continue to grow as long as he lived. He was 23 when diagnosed and also told he would live to be 40. He did live until he was almost 50 but the last couple years he was on crutches and could barely move. Anyway to finish answering your question....The show went on to say that at his tallest he was 7'7" and 560 lbs. Maybe check your listings for the History channel and see if it wil be back on anytime soon?
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