Robert Wadlow was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St Louis, Missouri.
11 Facts About Robert Wadlow
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Robert Wadlow was born in Alton, Illinois, on February 22,1918, to Harold Franklin and Addie May Robert Wadlow, and was the oldest of five children.
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Robert Wadlow was taller than his father by age 8, and in elementary school a special desk was made for him.
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Robert Wadlow enrolled in Shurtleff College with the intention of studying law.
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Robert Wadlow required leg braces when walking and had little feeling in his legs and feet.
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Robert Wadlow became a celebrity after his 1936 US tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus, appearing at Madison Square Garden and the Boston Garden in the center ring.
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Robert Wadlow saw himself as working in advertising, not exhibiting as a freak.
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Robert Wadlow possessed great physical strength until the last few days of his life.
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Robert Wadlow belonged to the Order of DeMolay, the Masonic-sponsored organization for young men, and was later a Freemason.
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One year before his death, Robert Wadlow passed John Rogan as the tallest person ever.
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Robert Wadlow was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois.