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The tallest Superstars in sports-entertainment history: photos9 D' ?3 |# E) q6 y
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Billed at an astounding 8-foot tall, Giant Gonzales was the tallest Superstar in sports-entertainment history.& k( [* l p+ H9 k& y* R/ q1 G
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Punjab, India’s The Great Khali is the tallest Superstar of the modern era at 7-foot-3.
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A competitor during WWE’s Attitude Era, Brazil’s Giant Silva stood well more than 7-feet.7 a/ y# V* v# `: u$ B
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8 e) p% S ], p/ TThere's a reason Big Show is known as The World's Largest Athlete.
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A global Superstar, Andre the Giant was unquestionably The Eighth Wonder of the World.% z$ p1 @9 e" `6 L; Y/ Y, ?
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: ]# c2 m" d" g5 f; S7 WSeven-footer Kevin Nash was a basketball star at the University of Tennessee.! p/ F2 H2 J% p# k* b- w p0 N
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+ L3 q6 P7 E# B3 _$ G/ ^! cThe 7-foot-plus Kurrgan used the devastating claw hold to incapacitate opponents.
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Japan’s answer to Andre the Giant, Giant Baba’s imposing size allowed him to dominate All Japan Pro Wrestling for decades.% g5 f- K6 C0 d
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The Undertaker stands a shade less than 7-feet, but his shadow looms large.
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6 u" z, u( ^* p9 NUncle Elmer may have looked silly, but at 6-foot-10 and well more than 400-pounds, he was not a Superstar to take lightly.3 ~8 V, B; I# w' ^
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- j0 A* Q& f7 }, L6 ?" D! [& c9 aThere’s a lot of evil packed into Kane’s 7-foot frame.
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WWE Hall of Famer Ernie Ladd was 6-foot-9, but his quickness earned him the moniker of “Big Cat.”
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, I- A; `. Z/ P- NAt 6-foot-9 and nearly 500 pounds, Big Daddy V was a gargantuan Superstar.
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Big John Studd challenged Andre the Giant for the title of wrestling’s true giant in the ’80s.
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$ N e( B0 ], }3 JStanding 6-foot-9 and weighing 450 pounds, One Man Gang could easily back up his moniker.
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2 H8 T- D0 G- i0 w' g4 gThe mighty Killer Kowalski was one of sports-entertainment’s first great big men.
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