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The tallest Superstars in sports-entertainment history: photos' V3 J" A: V8 m. W2 }$ Y+ j F
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9 j8 o0 j4 J; [2 QBilled at an astounding 8-foot tall, Giant Gonzales was the tallest Superstar in sports-entertainment history.. q1 r! y1 [% t1 U* p! c
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5 t1 m: s8 ?" ZPunjab, 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.; N, [6 o! j8 s% N+ C4 t# o- z
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4 h: m; I& Y& B- S" ?There's a reason Big Show is known as The World's Largest Athlete.5 \% B2 S) E1 e! G/ \% R) M* w
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" v9 N" {( \6 y* K" WA global Superstar, Andre the Giant was unquestionably The Eighth Wonder of the World.
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, k/ O3 d L& f, R5 k) L7 h* ESeven-footer Kevin Nash was a basketball star at the University of Tennessee.
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E) P! Q1 b9 w" m( v7 M* e7 {The 7-foot-plus Kurrgan used the devastating claw hold to incapacitate opponents.% V( d1 _5 X, c7 R0 ^! e
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6 y# i& [) |" E PJapan’s answer to Andre the Giant, Giant Baba’s imposing size allowed him to dominate All Japan Pro Wrestling for decades.5 m3 Q$ s# q9 w: Y% f. g
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1 p5 r# c1 V+ I4 }3 }9 @5 H6 ~The Undertaker stands a shade less than 7-feet, but his shadow looms large.9 b U* X2 | f5 ^! M0 ~. d5 J
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Uncle Elmer may have looked silly, but at 6-foot-10 and well more than 400-pounds, he was not a Superstar to take lightly.; J; q3 y0 W7 Z3 w
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8 ]+ x) @& a* F8 HThere’s a lot of evil packed into Kane’s 7-foot frame.3 g5 I7 B+ v4 _3 n P" n7 d
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+ P" }/ ?1 l6 Z% K9 v5 z: mWWE Hall of Famer Ernie Ladd was 6-foot-9, but his quickness earned him the moniker of “Big Cat.”
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Sid’s powerful 6-foot-9 frame allowed him to dominate in both WCW and WWE.
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Big John Studd challenged Andre the Giant for the title of wrestling’s true giant in the ’80s.5 F, D, d8 O$ A+ [/ ]- u6 Q. M
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) e3 T- `" Q; Q' W% {3 DStanding 6-foot-9 and weighing 450 pounds, One Man Gang could easily back up his moniker.: d; T7 j1 V/ A5 m! W9 o- \
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5 W' d1 Q* d. O% G/ E7 G xThe mighty Killer Kowalski was one of sports-entertainment’s first great big men.5 M) X% A* F. Z+ v+ h( S2 `
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) R+ @: ]" Q8 {One of the strongest men in the world, Nathan Jones stood just less than 7-feet. |
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