Robert Wadlow Statue (Alton, Illinois)

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Robert Pershing Wadlow was born in Alton in 1918, a normal-size baby, but soon his perky pituitary gland triggered abnormal growth. At the age of 13, already 7 ft. 4 in., he was proclaimed the world's biggest Boy Scout. And he kept getting bigger.... he eventually topped out at 8 ft. 11.1 inches.
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Coordinates:   38°54'15"N   90°8'36"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago