Chris Kyle Age, Death, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Christopher Scott Kyle
Nick Name(s)	The Devil of Ramadi, The Legend, Tex
Profession	Sniper
Famous For	Being one of the lethal snipers in the American military history
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 188 cm in meters - 1.88 m in feet inches - 6’ 2”
Body Measurements (approx.)	-Chest: 42 Inches -Waist: 34 Inches -Biceps: 16 Inches
Eye Color	Hazel Green
Hair Color	Brown
Military Career
Service/Branch	United States Navy
Rank	Chief Petty Officer
Years of Service	1999-2009
Unit	U.S. Navy SEALs (Team 3)
Wars/Battles	Iraq War
Awards/Honors/Achievements	• Two Silver Stars, • Five Bronze Stars with Valor, • Two Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals, and • One Navy and Marine Corps commendation
Personal Life
Date of Birth	April 8, 1974
Age (at the time of Death)	38 Years
Birth Place	Odessa, Texas, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Date of Death	February 2, 2013
Place of Death	Erath County, Texas, U.S.
Death Cause	Murder; Shot by fellow Navy SEAL Eddie Ray Routh, who was Schizophrenic.
Nationality	American
Hometown	Odessa, Texas, U.S.
School	A High School in Midlothian, Texas, U.S.
College/University	Tarleton State University Stephenville, Texas, U.S.
Educational Qualification	Graduate (BUD/S)
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Hunting
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year- 2002
Family
Wife/Spouse	Taya Renae Kyle (Author)
Children	Son- 1 (Name Not Known) Daughter- 1 (Name Not Known)
Parents	Father- Wayne Kenneth Kyle (Teacher and Deacon) Mother- Deby Lynn Mercer
Siblings	Brother- Jeff Kyle (U.S. Navy Personnel) Sister- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chris Kyle

• Did Chris Kyle smoke?: Not Known

• Did Chris Kyle drink alcohol?: Yes

• Since childhood, he was interested in joining the Military.
  

  Chris Kyle’s childhood images

• When he was 8 years old, his father bought him a first rifle.
  

  Christ Kyle while shooting in childhood

• To join Military, Kyle went to a military recruiting office, as he wanted to join the U.S. Marine Corps special operations.

• Initially, he was rejected because of the pins in his arm, but eventually, he received an invitation for a 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/ Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) training at Coronado.

• Kyle has been credited as the most lethal sniper in the history of the U.S. military with 160 confirmed kills. ^[1]HVH

• During the Iraq war, he served four tours on duty.

• He encountered his first long-range kill when a woman who was having a hand grenade was moving towards a group of Marines.

• Kyle retired from Military in 2009.

• On January 2, 2012, Kyle published his autobiography, “American Sniper” which became one of the best selling books in the U.S. in 2015.

• In 2014, a movie ‘American Sniper’ was also filmed on Kyle’s biography. American actor, Bradley Cooper, portrayed the role of Chris Kyle in that movie. Before Kyle’s death, Bradley Cooper had only one conversation with him.

• Kyle’s greatest successful shot came when he spotted an insurgent with a rocket launcher near a U.S. Army convoy at a range of 2,100 yards.

• He along with Chad Littlefield, a 32-year-old Navy SEAL was killed by a fellow Navy SEAL, Eddie Ray Routh, who was suffering from Schizophrenia.
  

  Chris Kyle (Left) and Chad Littlefield (Right)

  

  Eddie Ray Routh killed Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield

• Routh’s mother, who was a teacher at the same school that Kyle’s children attended, had asked Kyle to help her son. Kyle agreed to take Routh to a shooting range.

• After Eddie Ray Routh killed Kyle, he went to his sister’s home in Midlothian, Texas and told her the whole story. His sister, Laura Blevins, called up 9-1-1. The local police captured Routh and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2015.

• Chris Kyle Frog Foundation was founded by his wife, Taya Kyle, in 2014 to enrich the relationships among families.

• On February 2, 2015, exactly two years after Kyle’s murder, the then Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott declared February 2, as “Chris Kyle Day.”