Jon Rauch
Jon Erich Rauch (born September 27, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. At , he is the tallest player in Major League Baseball history. He is also an Olympic Gold Medalist.
Zdeno Chára
Chára is the tallest player ever to play in the National Hockey League standing at 2.057 meters, or 6'9". He is also the second European-born and raised captain to win the Stanley Cup (in 2011), and the first born and trained in a country within the Iron Curtain.