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| '''Keanu''' (June 4, 1926 – July 10, 1958) was an American man who was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded, weighing {{cvt|1,071|lbs|kg}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2001/Heavy/|title=Heavy}}</ref> He remains the heaviest human in the world able to walk without the need of assistance. | |||
| ==Early life and family== | |||
| Robert Hughes was born in ], ], the son of Abraham Guy Hughes (1878–1957) and Georgia Alice Weatharby (1906–1947). He was born "weighing a hefty but not abnormal" {{cvt|11|lb|4|oz}}<ref name="hwhig2007">{{cite news|last=Gertz Husar|first=Deborah|url=https://www.whig.com/article/20070612/ARTICLE/306129970|title=Robert Earl Hughes was a gentle giant|date=June 12, 2007|work=The Herald-Whig|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref name= Life>{{cite magazine| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hk0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Robert+Earl+Hughes%22&pg=PA81 |title= 710 Pound Youth |magazine= ]| date= 1946-10-07| via= Google Books| access-date= 2020-02-05| pages= 81–82, 84}}</ref> and was a "fairly average-size baby until he contracted ] at about five months old."<ref name= FH>{{cite web| url= http://exploringillinois.blogspot.com/2010/02/biggest-man-in-fishhook-il-ever.html| work= Exploring Illinois| first= Rich| last= Moreno| date= 2010-02-04| title= The Biggest Man in Fishhook, IL. Ever.| via= blogspot.com| access-date= 2020-02-05}}</ref> The whooping cough was believed to have played a role in his extraordinary weight gain. At age six, he weighed {{cvt|175|lbs|kg}}; at ten, he weighed {{cvt|380|lbs|kg}}. | |||
| The family moved to ], when Robert was six months old.<ref name= hwhig2007 /> He had two younger brothers, Guy B. Hughes (1927–2006) and Donald Hughes (1929–2012). | |||
| ==Condition== | |||
| During his lifetime, he was the heaviest human on earth. Unlike most people of great weight, he was not bed-bound, and he holds to this day the record of the heaviest human to walk. Hughes's extreme weight was attributed to a ruptured thyroid gland. He reached a peak weight of {{cvt|1,071|lbs|kg}}, with a chest measured at {{cvt|10.3|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Earl Hughes (1926-1958) - Find A Grave...|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7051577/robert-earl-hughes|access-date=2020-06-19|website=www.findagrave.com|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| Hughes was so mobile in 1944 at age 18 that he was drafted into the army. He weighed {{cvt|709|lbs|kg}}. After 21 months in the army, he was discharged.<ref>Ripley's Believe It or Not!</ref> | |||
| Several newspapers from 1956 noted that Hughes at 30 years old weighed {{cvt|1,041|lbs|kg}}. "Nobody thought to take his measurements at his latest weighing. But at 946 pounds , Hughes' waist was an unbelievable 115 inches ."{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Hughes made some income from selling photographs of himself.<ref name= hwhig2007 /> During his adult life, Hughes made guest appearances at carnivals and fairs.<ref name= FH /> At age 27,<ref name= look>{{cite news| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aOorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aWcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1140,1102476&dq=robert-earl-hughes&hl=en |title= It's All in How You Look at It| work= ]| date= 1966-07-13 | via= Google News | access-date= 2020-02-05}}</ref> he joined a traveling roadshow, often accompanied by some of his family.<ref name= hwhig2007 /> Plans to appear on '']'' ] television program were announced but never materialized.<ref name="Reporter">{{cite news|last=Luciano|first=Phil|url=http://www.washingtontimesreporter.com/state_news/x688587697|title=World's Heaviest Man: The last chapter of Robert Earl Hughes' remarkable life|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304152514/http://www.washingtontimesreporter.com/state_news/x688587697|archive-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| In 1957, traveling with his brother Guy and Guy's wife Lillian, Robert had bookings throughout the country. Walking, even with his massive cane, had started to be difficult for the 31-year-old. Word reached him at a carnival that his father had died at age 79. Guy and Lillian returned to Illinois for the funeral, but Robert stayed on, believing it his duty to honor his commitments. At season's end, he returned to Guy's farm, unable to walk more than {{cvt|20|ft|m}} without the assistance of family members, who would follow closely, lugging a 5-foot- (1.5 meter-) wide, steel-reinforced chair in case of exhaustion. | |||
| ==Death== | |||
| On July 10, 1958, Hughes contracted a case of ], possibly from his nieces.<ref name= "Reporter" /> While traveling with the roadshow in July, he developed a rash in ]. His fingernails turned dark blue, and he sought medical attention.<ref name= "Reporter" /> He developed ].<ref name= hwhig2007 /> Unable to be treated at the nearest hospital in ], doctors came to him at his trailer.<ref name= "Reporter" /> However, they were unable to save him, and he died at the age of 32, weighing {{cvt|1,041|lbs|kg}}. | |||
| He was buried in a small church cemetery in ],<ref name= look /> in ] near his hometown, Fishhook.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist?type=doSearchFlight&token=%3C%3Fphp+echo+%24token%3B+%3F%3E&isRound=1&place1=Fishhook%2C+IL&place2=Benville%2C+IL| work= How Far Is It? Distance Server| title= Fishhook, Illinois to Benville, Illinois| access-date= 2020-02-05}}</ref> About 2,000 people attended the funeral.<ref name= "Reporter" /> | |||
| He is often said to have been buried in a piano case. This error stemmed from a sentence that appeared in successive editions of the ''Guinness Book of World Records'': "He was buried in a coffin the size of a piano case."{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} His headstone notes that he was the world's heaviest man at a confirmed {{cvt|1,041|lbs|kg}}.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Born | 2004 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Died | July 10, 1958(1958-07-10) (aged 32) |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Entertainer and Sideshow performer |
| Known for | The heaviest human to walk unassisted, The heaviest human in the world during his lifetime |
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Additional reading
- Faig, Kenneth W. (2001). Big Heart: Remembering Robert Earl Hughes, 1926-1958. Issue 8 of Moshassuck monograph series. Moshassuck Press – via Google Books.