Who Was The Tallest Football Player ?

If you take the statistics of the entire world, then the tallest football player ever was Tor Hogne Aarøy from Norway. He is considered to be the world’s tallest football player to play professionally. He is 204 centimeters tall and that translates to 2.04 meters. He plays for Ålesund in the Norwegian Premier League.

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He is 31 years old and has spent all his life playing for the Norwegian team. He has even played for the Norwegian powerhouse called Rosenborg for one season.

The other tall football players are Jan Koller, from the Czech Republic, and Peter Crouch, from England. Both these players are 202 centimeters tall.

If it comes to American football, the tallest player to play ever was from the Oakland Raiders and he played in 1967. His name is Richard Sligh and in his entire professional career, he just played eight games. He stands 7 feet tall. Sligh has been declared as the tallest person ever to have played pro football.

Being tall is definitely an advantage in American football because the player gets a towering power over others. Since the game involves pushing forth and moving forward, height is considered as a big advantage. In fact, height, build and athletic prowess are taken into consideration along with talent when any player is recruited for a team.

People who have broad shoulders and good physique are usually considered ideal for the game of football. Height may not always be beneficial health wise in games like basketball because all the jumping can cause a lot of cartilage damage. However, in football this danger does not exist and being tall is definitely an advantage.

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