This 7'2" hoopster had trouble fitting in the cockpit in the 1980 movie Airplane
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Mariners (189)
Rangers (156)
Yankees (342)
Alex Rodriguez
2024 Colorado
96 receptions, 36 tackles
Travis Hunter
North Carolina A&T
UC Davis
Utah State
Aggies
December 31, 1967
Packers 21, Cowboys 17
Ice Bowl
This 6'10" lefty is the tallest player in the MLB Hall of Fame
Randy Johnson
Athletics (269)
Yankees (144)
Angels (123)
Reggie Jackson
1988 Oklahoma State
2628 yards rushing
Barry Sanders
Bellarmine
Farleigh Dickinson
Central Florida
Knights
December 31, 1988
Bears 20, Eagles 12
Fog Bowl
This 6'9" defensive end for America's Team left the sport to concentrate on a pro boxing career
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Indians (337)
Phillies (101)
White Sox (134)
Jim Thome
1989 Houston
4699 yards passing, 46 TD
Andre Ware
Abilene Christian
Bethune-Cookman
Weber State
Wildcats
October 17, 1989
Giants-Athletics Postponed
World Series Earthquake
This 6'5-1/2" Italian boxer won the heavyweight crown in 1933
Primo Canera
Dodgers (147)
Mariners (103)
Rangers (199)
Adrian Beltre
2020 Alabama
117 receptions, 23 TD
DaVonta Smith
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Lindenwood
Southeast Louisiana
Lions
December 12, 1982
Dolphins-Patriots
Snowplow Game
At 6'7" he became the tallest man to ever play shortstop in the Majors when he debuted for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021
Oneil Cruz
Braves (131)
Giants (142)
Tigers (141)
Darrell Evans
1960 Navy
834 yards passing, 15 TD
Joe Bellino
Morehead State
Niagara
Southern Indiana
Eagles
June 15, 1976
Astros-Pirates Postponed
Rainout in the Astrodome