*****Andrew McKeever commits to IOWA*****
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Greg Stokes was listed at 6'10" during his time at the University of Iowa. Michael Payne was listed at 6'11".
I was thinking that too, but figured I may be wrong, with how skinny he was. He also wasn't a leader like Winters or a wide body like Hill was.
Close. Clarke College (which since became Clarke University) in Dubuque. A guy I know that played center for one of the Wisconsin state schools (lacrosse maybe?) used to play with and against him at workouts when they were trying to go pro. Bigs like that notoriously just take time to reach a physical maturity, but even by graduation age he said Ramos was notoriously terrible.
I'd love to see Howard play a full year with confidence. He's such a worker, but his confidence nose dived during conference play and he started trying too hard.
I think Winters was around 6'5" but dude could jump. Kinda like Eric may who was about 6'5" but he could sky (for a white guy)...lolol..
I played Space Invaders with Stokes every Tuesday one semester at the Union. Definitely not 6'10".
Mike is a pretty special guy. He was also "my era" and I've gotten to know him a little after meeting at several Hawkeye events.
He was beside and with Kenny all the way through his health battles. Mike's as good as they come.
When I think of "athletic" Hawks, Eric May always come to mind. 6'5" 220 lbs he was solid and could jump out of the gym.
I’ll be super stoked when in 2029 the NCAA vacates all their 2026-27 wins for tampering.
Per the National Basketball ***'n website:
Says Stokes was 6'10" (2.08 m). btw 2.08 m = 6 ft 9.89 in.
You are correct, Greg was under 6'10.
Greg Stokes (Iowa) career stats / profile
Has anyone taken the time to actually look at a picture, Lohaus was listed at 6’ 11”. Then compare stokes and payne to lohaus in the pictures.
It's worth noting that when he was at Iowa, Lohaus was listed at 7-0. I don't know when the official records adjusted his height to 6-11 ... probably sometime during his NBA career.
Anyway, here's a pic from the 82-83 season, showing Lohaus with Stokes and Payne standing on either side of him. Everyone can judge the height difference for themselves. (Click the pic for a larger view.)
It's over 40 years ago. Why are we arguing over an inch or 2?
I honestly don't know who's arguing with whom. LOL.
Any way we can rope Jess ‘Gramps’ Settles into this height discussion?!?!
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Just to derail the thread topic about McKeever as what usually happens in most threads.
Like my wife always says. It’s not the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the ocean.
If you have something about McKeever let's hear it? What needs to be said that hasn't already been posted in the first 5 pages? let's get the thread back on track, give us the scoop that's so important.
We're going to need to see him next to Brad Lohaus to be sure.Is he really 7'3????
If I didn't make the Elite Eight I'd overhaul my sh!tty roster, too.
Obviously. I've got a Kevin Kunnert picture from 1872 as well that shows he was 7-0 ft. I'll be bringing in the FBI to compare his height to McKeever plus also Stokes and Payne.
I think what's most impressive is that there exists a photo of Kunnert that was taken a century before he played at Iowa. Definitely something to hang onto.
