Robert Earl Hughes
Robert Earl Hughes (June 4, 1926 – July 10, 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.[1]
Hughes was born in Baylis, Illinois, in 1926. At the age of six, he weighed about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).;[2] at ten, he weighed Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).. His excessive weight was attributed to a malfunctioning pituitary gland.[3] His chest was measured at Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value)., and he weighed an estimated 485 kg (1069 lbs) at his heaviest.[1]
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.[3] On July 10, 1958, Hughes contracted a case of measles,[2] which soon developed into uremia,[2] resulting in his death in Bremen, Indiana,[4] United States; he was 32 years old.[2]
He is often said to have been buried in a piano case. This error stems from a sentence that appeared in successive editions of the Guinness Book of World Records, which read, "He was buried in a coffin the size of a piano case." His headstone notes that he was the world's heaviest man at a confirmed Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value)..[2]
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External links
- "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
