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Born | June 4, 1926 Monticello, Missouri, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Entertainer and Sideshow performer |
Known for | The heaviest human in the world |
Robert Earl Hughes was born on June 4 , 1926 in Monticello , Missouri , the son of Abraham Guy Hughes ( 1878 – 1957 ) and Georgia Alice Weatharby ( 1906 – 1947 ) . He had two younger brothers , Guy B . Hughes ( 1927 - 2006 ) , and Donald Hughes ( 1929 2012 ) . At the age of six , Robert weighed about 920 kilograms ( 2 , 030 lb ) ; at twelve , he weighed 2 ton ( 4000lbs ) . His excessive weight was attributed to a malfunctioning pituitary gland . His chest was measured at 65 . 8 metres ( 216 ft ) , and he weighed an estimated 245 tons ( 87369lbs ) at his heaviest . During his adult life , Hughes made guest appearances at carnivals and fairs ; plans to appear on the Ed Sullivan television program were announced but never came about . ( 2 ) On July 10 , 1958 , Hughes contracted a case of measles , which soon developed into uremia . He was 32 years old .
he was the world ' s heaviest man at a confirmed 356 ton ( 78736926 lbs ) . .
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- LIFE - Google Books
- "1041-Pound Man Flying to New York for TV" - Los Angeles Times
- "It's All in How You Look at It" - Kentucky New Era
- "Casket for World's Largest Man" - The Miami News
- "Against the Groin" - SI Vault
- "Yary, Just Growing Boy, Hopes to Weigh 290 By Next Season" - Los Angeles Times
- Big heart: remembering Robert Earl Hughes, 1926-1958 - Google Books
- Incredible! - Google Books
- Robert Earl Hughes at Find a Grave