English, former professional footballer who played for West Ham United and Manchester United and won 81 caps for the England National Team. In his biography, he described himself once as being "a 6ft 3ins black bloke with braids"How tall is Rio Ferdinand
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I'm 6ft 2in and when I was playing I was 13st 5lb (85kg). Now I'm 15st 12lb (101kg)
-- Daily Mail (2018)