Browsing archives for June, 2006

Christopher Lister

Inspirational Tall People 22 June 2006 | 46 Comments

From the London Metro
He makes Peter Crouch look like a midget and is nicknamed Stretch – but Christopher Lister is still growing.
The towering 18-year-old measures an astonishing 7ft 3in (2.21m) and is thought to be Britain’s tallest teenager.
The beanpole student, from Leeds, cannot even fit through his front door without bending down. His loftiness has [...]

Zeljko Kalac

Sport 21 June 2006 | 0 Comments

I think this is the last of the big 5 world cup footballers. Zeljko Kalac is the Australian goalkeeper who is 6ft 8in tall. (202cm) Joint tallest in the competition with Jan Koller who plays for Czech Republic

Dennis Lawrence

Sport 15 June 2006 | 0 Comments

Here is another tall world cup footballer, Dennis Lawrence who is a defender in the Trinidad and Tobago team is also 6ft 7. He also plays for Wrexham FC.

Other tall World Cup players

Sport 11 June 2006 | 0 Comments

Seeing as everyone is talking about Peter Crouch being 6ft 7in, I decided to have a look and see if there were any other players taller than him.
So far I have found two:
Nikola Zigic who plays for Sebia is 202cm, or 6ft 8in. The Red Star Belgrade striker is Serbia’s secret weapon – he’s scored [...]

C’mon everybody … Let’s do the Crouch!

Sport 1 June 2006 | 0 Comments

Peter Crouch gets the nation body-popping Hands outstretched, elbows rigid at right angles and jerkily moving to an imaginary beat, it is the goal celebration-cum-dance craze that is shaking the nation.

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