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During his time in the league he played in a total of eight games. Sligh was a reserve for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II , when the Raiders fell to the Green Bay Packers . [ 2 ] [ 5 ] In 1968, he was chosen by the expansion Cincinnati Bengals in the AFL Allocation Draft, but he was waived prior to the regular season.
Tallest American football player in National Football League history. 1944–2008 Netherlands: 213 cm 7 ft 0 in Stefan Struve: Tallest fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. born 1988 Russia: 213 cm 7 ft 0 in Nikolai Valuev: Tallest boxing world champion. born 1973 Netherlands: 212 cm 6 ft 11 in Semmy Schilt: Tallest kickboxing world ...
Edward Lee Jones (born February 23, 1951), commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones due to his height, is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 15 seasons (1974–1978, 1980–1989) for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). In 1979, he left football to attempt a career in professional ...
Dan Skipper (born September 20, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas . At 6 feet 10 inches tall, Skipper is currently the tallest active player in the NFL.
Gibson attended Decatur Central High School, where he lettered in football and track. He holds the record for heaviest NFL player ever, at 410 lbs, weighing over 350 lbs in high school. [1] He was a two-way player. As a senior, he was a first-team All-state selection and was named as a Top 33 Pick by the Bloomington Herald-Times.
After his signing, Walls became the tallest cornerback in the NFL at 6'4". [ 2 ] [ 4 ] He played in 13 games as a rookie in 2002 and recorded six tackles all on special teams. [ 2 ] His only defensive appearance came against Baltimore , however his only stats of the game came on special teams with two tackles. [ 2 ]
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten-part television series that set out to determine the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time. It was presented by the NFL Network in 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network ...
At 6 foot 10 inches tall, Stroud is believed to have been the tallest tight end, and the second tallest player at any position, in the history of the NFL. [1] As a student at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia, the Miami, Florida-born Stroud was a center and power forward on the Panthers' basketball team.