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At 5'5" (1.65 m), Holliday is the shortest player to play in the NFL in the last 25 years. Deuce Vaughn , drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round of the 2023 NFL draft , also has a listed height of 5'5". [ 33 ]
In 1997, while playing for the Chiefs, he led the NFL in interception return yards [6] and was tied for second-most interceptions with 8. [ 7 ] One of the smallest players in the NFL, McMillian stood 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and was listed at various points in his career as 162 lb (73 kg), [ 8 ] 154 lb (70 kg), [ 9 ] and 148 lb (67 kg). [ 10 ]
Jack Emanuel "Soupy" Shapiro (March 22, 1907 – February 5, 2001) was an American gridiron football player who played in one game with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1929. Shapiro is most famous for being the shortest player in NFL history at about 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
What they had was more height than 5-foot-9 and more weight than 171 pounds. ... two vicious roles for a rookie and the smallest player on the roster. ... How Josh Downs, smallest player on the ...
The NFL combine proved Kyler Murray's height, 5-10, to be legitimate. Other measurements weren't so legitimate, however. NFL combine reveals actual height of college football stars
This has resulted in greater diversity of player heights despite the league maintaining a generally constant average height, while the average player weight has generally decreased. [43] The average height of an NHL player is just over 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall. Zdeno Chára, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), is the tallest player ever to play in the NHL.
Known as "Super Gnat" for his short stature and light weight—he was listed at 5-6 1/4 and 154 pounds—he was the smallest-sized player in the AFL or NFL of his era. [2] Smith was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 1967 AFL Draft.
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Weight: 168 lb (76 kg) ... LeBaron was a two-way, 60-minute player, ... he was one of the shortest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.