TOMAS HOLY is so tall even Peter Crouch would be dwarfed in his presence.
Standing at 6ft 9in – 2m 6cm – the Carlisle keeper is the joint tallest professional footballer in Britain alongside Huddersfield’s Kyle Hudlin.
And after starring as a penalty shootout hero at Wembley against Stockport to win promotion to League One, the Czech ace is hoping to scale new heights this season.
Holy, 31, comes from a family of giants – revealing his dad is 6ft 6in and mum 6ft.
Meeting me at the club’s Brunton Park ground, he had to duck through doorways – and when kneeling on one knee is almost the same height as boss Paul Simpson.