Quick Facts
Biography
Richard Ellis Sligh (August 18, 1944 – December 23, 2008) was an American collegiate and professional American football player who played for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders.
Football career
Sligh graduated from Newberry High School in Newberry, South Carolina and played college football at North Carolina Central University, where he was on the Dean's List, for high academic achievement, as well as having a Biology Major and Chemistry Minor from 1962 to 1966.
He was chosen in the 10th round of the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft as a defensive tackle.
During his time in the league he played in a total of eight games. Sligh was a reserve for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II, when the Raiders fell to the Green Bay Packers. In 1968, he was chosen by the expansion Cincinnati Bengals in the AFL Allocation Draft, but he was waived prior to the regular season.
Height
At 7 feet tall, Sligh is the tallest player in professional football history. The next tallest are Morris Stroud at 6-10 and Ed "Too Tall" Jones at 6-9.